Kolamaafushi is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Alif Atoll.

Possibly future tourism atoll hub ,The island is 370.82 km (230 mi; 200 nmi) south of the country’s capital, Malé. It is one of the remotest islands in the Huvadhu Atoll, being about 20 km away from the closest inhabited island. The island is connected to the nearby Kolaa island by a narrow causeway.

The island was the third most populous in the atoll till mid 2000s, however vast numbers of migrations for the past 15 years have brought down the population below 1000.

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