Mandhoo or Mandhu (according to the Admiralty Charts) (
Dhivehi: މާންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of
Haddummati Atoll, administrative code Laamu, in the
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...
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Geography
The island is south of the country's capital,
Malé
Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city i ...
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Economy
This island is known for its tuna canning factory and for the STO government refrigerators.
[http://meg.wickedwagon.com/?p=173. ] A company called
Horizon Fisheries Ltd. has built an entire city on the island, including all necessary facilities, in order to accommodate 1,000 employees when the work is loaded. Although, on average, there are only 400 people living on the island.
References
Islands of the Maldives
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