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Maandhoo (Laamu Atoll)

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Country
  
Maldives

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+05:00)

Population
  
400 (12 Oct 2012)

Distance to Malé
  
231 km (144 mi)

Area
  
71 ha

Administrative atoll
  
Laamu Atoll

Maandhoo (Laamu Atoll)

Capital
  
Horizon Fisheries LTD. village

Mandhoo or Mandhu (according to the Admiralty Charts) (Dhivehi: XXX) is one of the inhabited islands of Haddummati Atoll, administrative code Laamu. This island is famous for its Tuna canning factory and for the STO government refrigerators. A company called Horizon Fisheries LTD. has built an entire city on the island, including all necessary facilities, in order to accommodate 1000 employees when the work is loaded. but on average, there are only 400 people living on the island.

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Maandhoo (Laamu Atoll) Wikipedia