Kinbidhoo

Island Code: N12
Area: 30.80 Hec
Length: 930 m
Width: 675 m
Distance from Male: 228.06 km
Longitude: 73° 03′ 52″ E
Latitude: 02° 09′ 40″ N
Population
Women: 617
Men: 622

Contact Numbers
Island Office Phone and Fax: 6780031

Island Councellor: Mohamed Naseem

Registered Clubs and Associations

Kinbidhoo Improving Network

KIN Sports Club

Kinbidhoo Zuvaanunge Gulhun

Island Development Comity members

Mohamed Naseem (President)

Mohamed Arif (Vice President)

Ali Faaroog- guleynooran maage

Hussain Arif – Gulfaamuge

Hassan Mohamed – Dhaarul salaam

Mohamed Hassan – Asareege

Hassan Moosa – Kaamineege

Aiminaafulhu Dawood – Ufaa

History

Kinbidhoo is the one of the oldest inhabitted island in Maldives history. According to the history palaces in kinbidhoo its very clear that people started to live in the south part of the island. Recent years a lot of stone curved idols and precious ornaments were unearthed.

Historic Places

Veyru (Old Buddhist Temple)

Old mosque

Ziyarai

People

The Kinbidhoo people are indigenous people of the Thaa atoll islands that is part of Maldives and one of the earliest island community of the Maldives. People are friendly and have some their own cultures.Historical sign from kinbidhoo shows that Buddhism was their religion before conversion of Islam to Maldives.

Young people love to play football, volley ball, dance etc.. Most commonly dance festivals are organized in BODU EID holidays.. All the islanders will participate all the sports and other events help in EID. Community works are diminishing because of the implementation of the new government system recent years in Maldives. Most people prefer to live more independently, not like old time.. There are a large number of sea men in Kinbidhoo. Most of the fathers works whole the year away from their family..These days we see a large number of unemployed people roaming around the island.