Maakurathu (Raa Atoll)

05°36′20″N 73°02′35″E / 5.60556°N 73.04306°E / 5.60556; 73.04306CountryMaldivesAdministrative atollRaa AtollDistance to Malé166.39 km (103.39 mi)Government • President of councilMohmmed RameezArea • Total0.50 km² (0.19 sq mi)Dimensions • Length0.935 km (0.581 mi) • Width0.829 km (0.515 mi)Population • Total1,382 • Density2,800/km² (7,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Maakurathu (Dhivehi: މާކުރަތު) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the Maldives. Sultan Mohamed I is from Maakurathu. He is also the husband of Sultana Raadhafathi.

The island is 166.39 km (103 mi; 90 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.^[2] Maakurathu's location coordinates are 73°02′52″E, 05°36′41″N. It is approximately 3,035 ft (925 m) in length and 2,706 ft (825 m) in width, and the area of the island is approximately 4,671,537 sq ft (43.4 ha).

• Mohamed Rameez (president)
• Ali Azleem (vice President)
• Abdusamad Yoosuf (council Members)
• Mariyam Saeedha ( council Member)
• Moomina Mohamed ( council Member)

The population of the island is 1330, according to the census of August 2017, of whom 630 are women and 700 are men. Maakurathu's population growth rate is 18 children per annum and it has the eighth highest population in the atoll.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	877	—
2014	769	−12.3%
2022	1,376	+78.9%
2006-2022: Census populations Source: [3]

• Maakurathu Council Edhaaraa
• Maakurathu Mejistrat Court
• Maakurathu Youth Center
• Maakurathu School
• Maakurathu pre-school
• masjid salaam (Friday mosque)
• masjid anwaar
• masjid Najahiyya (special for Woman)

The main source of the community's income comes from the lobster and Sea cucumber trade, fishing, agriculture, masonry, thatch weaving and rope making.

The clubs and NGOs operating in Maakurathu are:

• Maakurathu Sports Club (registered date: 1 March 2000)
• Maakurathu Akuveringe Dhirun (registered date: 17 January 2005)
• People's Association of Maakurathu - PEAMA (registered date: 2009)
• Maakurathu cooperative society - 16 November 2017

There is one government school, Maakurathu School, which provides education from grade 1 to 10. There is one pre-school, which is owned and run by the public and backed by Maakurathu Sports Club, which provides education for lower and upper kindergarten.

• 1 Maakurathu School ( grade 1 - 10 )
• 1 Maakurathu Pre-school ( Nursery, LKG )
• 1 Maakurathu Learning Center ( registered on 2022)

• Maakurathu Health Center

There are three mosques on the island, one for men and two for women: Majid-Al-Salaam, Masjid-Al-Anwaar and Masjid-Al-(******). The two mosques for women are relatively small compared to the one for men. Masjid-Al-Salaam was completely demolished in August 2007 to build a new mosque.

• www.maakurathu.com
• People’s Association of Maakurathu – PEAMA
• www.facebook.com/maakurathu