Finey (Dhivehi: ފިނޭ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.
Finey
ފިނޭ | |
|---|---|
  Finey Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 06°44′49″N 73°03′08″E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 288.85 km (179.48 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.620 km (1.007 mi) |
| • Width | 0.900 km (0.559 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 409 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Geography
The island is 288.85 km (179 mi; 156 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
This island is 1.6 km (0.99 mi) long and 0.9 km (0.56 mi) wide.
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 291 | — |
| 2014 | 389 | +33.7% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] | ||
Economy
Haa Dhaal Finey is an agricultural island cultivating yams, bananas and vegetables. Finey is one of the beautiful island in H Dh atoll as well as in Maldives. in earlier days every island from H Dh atoll came to finey to buy vegetable and fruits, and most commonly coconuts. they have very good farmers with large area for farming.
References
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