Kurinbi (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Kurinbi
Inhabited island
Kurinbi is located in Maldives
Kurinbi
Kurinbi
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 06°40′00″N 72°59′44″E / 6.66667°N 72.99556°E / 6.66667; 72.99556
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollThiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé281.32 km (174.80 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length0.800 km (0.497 mi)
 • Width0.540 km (0.336 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total463 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

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

History

The island was severely damaged by the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 281.32 km (175 mi; 152 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 430—    
2014 448+4.2%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ Listed as Kuribi at "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 33. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Listed as Kurnibi at "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.


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