Hanimaadhoo (Dhivehi: ހަނިމާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 288.84 km north of the country's capital, Malé.

Climate

The Hanomaadhoo Meteorological Observatory is located on this island. Many flight scientific research such as those investigating aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere and the Brown Cloud phenomenon have been initiated from Hanimaadhoo. On 16 April 2016, Hanimaadhoo recorded a temperature of 34.9 C, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in the Maldives.

Demography

Islanders from Hathifushi and Hondaidhoo have been relocated to Hanimaadhoo in the recent years.

Economy

The island is planned to be one of the developmental centres of the newly planned Mathi-Uthuru Province.

Tourism Sector

The island is slowly developing into a tourist hot spot North Of the Maldives. Currently hanimaadhoo have several guest houses, which caters to national and international tourists.

Transport

The island is the site of Hanimaadhoo Airport, one of the few international airports of the Maldives.

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