Shaviyani Atoll
Shaviyani Atoll | |
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Country | Maldives |
Corresponding geographic atoll(s) | Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi |
Location | 6°30' N and 5°58' N |
Capital | Funadhoo |
Population | |
• Total | 12,091 noofislands=51 |
Letter code | C |
Dhivehi letter code | Sh (ށ) |
• Inhabited islands | Bileffahi * Feevah * Feydhoo * Foakaidhoo * Funadhoo * Goidhoo * Kanditheemu * Komandoo * Lhaimagu * Maaungoodhoo * Maroshi * Milandhoo * Narudhoo * Noomaraa |
• Uninhabited islands | Bis Huraa, Dhigu Rah, Dhiguvelldhoo, Dholhiyadhoo, Dholhiyadhoo Kudarah, Dhonveli-huraa, Ekasdhoo, Eriyadhoo, Farukolhu, Fushifarurah, Gaakoshinbi, Gallaidhoo, Hirubadhoo, Hurasfaruhuraa, Kabaalifaru, Keekimini, Killissafaruhuraa, Kudalhaimendhoo, Madidhoo, Madikurendhdhoo, Mathikomandoo, Medhurah, Medhukunburudhoo, Migoodhoo, Naainfarufinolhu, Nalandhoo, Naruibudhoo, Neyo, Vagaru, Firubaidhoo, Maakadhoodhoo |
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. |
Shaviyani Atoll, which is known by its abbreviated name.
History
Capital island dispute
On 26 October 2009, the government decided to move the capital of Shaviyani Atoll from
It is notable that as of 2013, the official website of the President's Office does not display an address for the Shaviyani Atoll Council.
Geography
This administrative atoll is 37 miles long, it is the third atoll from the northern edge of the country, and It comprises 51 islands of which 16 are inhabited. The islands in this atoll are small with half of the islands having less than 20 hectares (49.4 acres) of land area. There are 9 islands that are smaller than one hectare (2.49 acres). These islands comprise 18% of the islands. The smallness of the atoll indicates to the islands' vulnerability to environmental impacts.
Population
The population of the atoll is 12,091 as of the 2014 census.
Economy
Fishing and agriculture form the mainstay of the atoll's economy. Fishing is engaged in throughout the year, with pole, line and reef fishing practised in various islands in the atoll. The atoll is also known for craftsmanship, such as mat and rope weaving.
Several inhabitants work in the tourism industry and other commercial trades in the Maldivian capital, Malé. The biggest employer in Shaviyani Atoll's tourism sector is Sirru Fen Fushi.[9]
Administration
The atoll is assigned the Maldivian letter 'Shaviyani' and the Latin letter 'C' as the atoll code. The atoll Council is responsible for public services, development and economic affairs. The Shaviyani Atoll Office was established on 9 September 1958 by the state. Until 1 January 1968, the atoll office was located in Lhaimagu which was the capital of the atoll. The government declared that effective from 1 January 1968, the capital would be Farukolhu Funadhoo (Funadhoo) and hence, the atoll office was transferred to Funadhoo.
Health
Basic medical care was introduced in the atoll with the establishment of a health centre on 25 December 1970 in the island of Lhaimagu. This health centre was shifted to Farukolhu Funadhoo (now Funadhoo) in 1971 when the island was made the atoll capital. This health centre is now developed to Atoll Hospital which has a well equipped laboratory and operation theater facilities and are manned by a gynecologist, anesthetist and a general practitioner. Other than Atoll Hospital, there are 13 Health Centre in the atoll with Doctor and Nurses.
Majority of the population of the atoll have access to safe drinking water. Around 99% of the households have been provided with water storage tanks on tsunami recovery program. Most households have safe sanitation facilities.
Education
Primary education is universal in all inhabited islands of Shaviyani Atoll. All the schools in the atoll providing education to Grade 10. And the Atoll Education Centre, Atoll School provide education to Grade 12. Most of the secondary schools yet offer only commerce stream subjects. The schools which offer both the Science and Commerce stream subjects are the Shaviyani Atoll Education Centre in Komandoo, Atoll School in Kanditheemu, Funadhoo School and Milandhoo School. Some of the School introduce TVET programs to the students. Most schools have computer labs funded jointly by parents, government and the Shaviyani Atoll Development Project.
References
- ^ Each atoll administrative division in the Maldives has two names: one name that generally corresponds to the name natural atoll where it is located, and one name that is a one-letter Dhivehi abbreviation. (These letter names are often multisyllabic.) Tim Godfrey, Atlas of the Maldives, Atoll Editions 2004.
- atolls or only parts of an atoll.
- ^ "Minivan News: Thulusdhoo and Funadhoo – Capitals Again". Archived from the original on 2012-06-17.
- ^ "Haveeru Online report (Dhivehi)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Haveeru Online - ކ. އަތޮޅު ކައުންސިލް އޮފީސް ތުލުސްދުއަށް ބަދަލު ކޮށްފިނަމަ ކައުންސިލް ރޫޅާލާނެ ކަމުގެ އިންޒާރު އަފީފް ދެއްވައިފި". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ "HaveeruOnline - Riot police 'invade' Funadhoo after Milandhoo Court order". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ "Supreme Court ruling does not mean Kaafu and Shaviyani Atoll office can be relocated, says AG | Minivan News". Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ "Parliament overrides presidential veto on capital island legislation | Minivan News". Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ https://sub-oceanic.com/
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.