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Kooddoo

Coordinates: 00°44′00″N 73°26′00″E / 0.73333°N 73.43333°E / 0.73333; 73.43333
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Kooddoo
Kooddoo is located in Maldives
Kooddoo
Kooddoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 00°44′00″N 73°26′00″E / 0.73333°N 73.43333°E / 0.73333; 73.43333
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollHuvadhu Atoll
Administrative atollGaafu Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé383 km (238 mi)
Government
 • CouncilSaud Hussain
Area
 • Total0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length1.560 km (0.969 mi)
 • Width0.520 km (0.323 mi)
Population
 (Nov 2013)
 • Total150
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Kooddoo or Koodoo (Dhivehi: ކޫއްޑޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް) is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Alif Atoll, in the Maldives.

It is located on the Northeastern rim of Huvadu Atoll. It holds the Kooddoo Airport. Northern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division created on February 8, 1962, when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two districts. The island holds a canning factory, icing factory, some restaurants, gas station, and it sits on the causeway that links it to Vilingili and Raaverrehaa islands.