Dhiffushi is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll.

Geography

The island is 36.99 km northeast of the country's capital, Malé. Dhiffushi is 0.95 km in length and just 0.2 km wide, with a total land area of 22.3 ha. It is located next to Meerufenfusi. Dhiffushi is the most eastern inhabited island in the Maldives and hence the island witnesses sunrise first in the country.

Demography

Governance

In accordance with the 2010 Decentralization Act of Maldives, Dhiffushi is governed by an elected Island Council composed of three Councillors. The Council is headed by the President of the Council. The Island Council reports to the Local Government Authority (LGA). As democracy and decentralization are at the infant stage in the Maldives, the councilors, and the government may find it difficult to deal with important issues like land, and resource utilization.

Economy

Dhiffushi has a variety of guesthouses run by locals along with a few guest shops opened up for business.

Infrastructure

The island has a pre school, public school, hospital, two mosques, Magistrate court, gas station, football turf and sewage plant. As of the beginning of 2012 Dhiffushi council started to build an industrial area next to the harbor in order to claim additional land, the land has been used for commercial industrial use.

Notable people

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