Kurinbi (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

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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; 72.99556Coordinates: 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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