Rasdhoo

Rasdhoo

ރަސްދޫ
Rasdhoo ރަސްދޫ
Inhabited island
	Rasdhoo Location in Maldives
	Coordinates: 4°15′46″N 72°59′29″E / 4.26278°N 72.99139°E / 4.26278; 72.99139
Country	Maldives
Geographic atoll	Rasdhukuramathi Atoll
Administrative atoll	Alif Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé	58.26 km (36.20 mi)
Dimensions
• Length	0.575 km (0.357 mi)
• Width	0.400 km (0.249 mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	1,282
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.

Geography

The island is 58.26 km (36 mi; 31 nmi) west of the country's capital, Malé.² It is the only inhabited island of a small natural atoll known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or Ross Atoll located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll.

Demography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	900	—
2014	949	+5.4%
2022	1,282	+35.1%
2006-2022: Census populations Source: ³¹

Economy

As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.

Transport

A thrice-a-week ferry service or daily speedboats operate between Malé and Rasdhoo.

References

"Table P5: Resident Population by island and sex, 2022" (PDF). census.gov.mv. Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
"Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

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Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.