# Vakkaru Island, Baa Atoll – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/baa/vakkaru/

Island · Baa Atoll 

# Vakkaru

Vakkaru is an island of Maldives in Baa Atoll. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2mapped services

## Where is Vakkaru?

Vakkaru lies in [Baa Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/baa/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Vakkaru is about 126 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 18 km from Eydhafushi, the main town of Baa Atoll. The centre point is at 5.1334° N, 72.9104° E.

Source: [Government of the republic of Maldives via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mdv).

## Weather in Vakkaru and the best time to visit

In Vakkaru, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,602 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (208 mm) and the driest Feb (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 47 

Feb 27 29 

Mar 28 42 

Apr 29 84 

May 29 186 

Jun 28 166 

Jul 28 168 

Aug 28 172 

Sep 28 165 

Oct 28 173 

Nov 27 208 

Dec 27 162 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vakkaru

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Baa Atoll Hospital · Eydhafushi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10437&mlon=73.06800#map=17/5.10437/73.06800) 

Bank Bank of Maldives · Eydhafushi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10454&mlon=73.07129#map=17/5.10454/73.07129) 

ATM Bank of Maldives · Dharavandhoo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15571&mlon=73.13464#map=17/5.15571/73.13464) 

Petrol pump White Wall Fuel · Eydhafushi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10310&mlon=73.07357#map=17/5.10310/73.07357) 

Hotel Vakkaru Maldives · Vakkaru 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.13343&mlon=72.91040#map=17/5.13343/72.91040) 

School Baa Atoll Education Centre · Eydhafushi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10394&mlon=73.07027#map=17/5.10394/73.07027) 

Police station Eydhafushi Police Station · Eydhafushi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10253&mlon=73.07300#map=17/5.10253/73.07300) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Vakkaru

Places mapped inside Vakkaru in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Restaurants1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other islands in Baa Atoll

- Ahivaffushi
- Aidhoo
- An'gaafaru
- Anhenunfushi
- Bathalaa
- Bathalaahuraa
- Boadhaafushifinolhu
- Bodufinolhu
- Boifushi
- Dhakandhoo
- Dhandhoo
- Dharavandhoo
- Dhashufaruhuraa
- Dhigudhefaru
- Dhigufaruvinagan'du
- Dhonfanu
- Dhoogan'dufinolhu
- Dhunikolhu
- En'boodhoo
- Eydhafushi
- Fares
- Fehendhoo
- Finolhas
- Finolhufaru
- Fonimagoodhoo
- Fulhadhoo
- Funadhoo
- Gaagan'dufaruhuraa
- Gaavilin'gili
- Gemendhoo
- Goidhoo
- Hanifaru
- Hanifaruhuraa
- Hibalhidhoo
- Hirundhoo
- Hithaadhoo
- Horubadhoo
- Hulhudhoo
- Huraafaru
- Innafushi
- Kamadhoo
- Kanufusheegaathufinolhu
- Kanufushi
- Kashidhoo
- Kendhoo
- Keyodhoo
- Kihaadhoo
- Kihaadhuffaru
- Kihavahhuravalhi
- Kudadhoo
- Kudarikilu
- Kunfunadhoo
- LD0781
- LD0991
- LD1208
- LD1209
- LD1210
- LD1217
- LD1218
- LD1221
- LD1222
- LD1223
- LD1225
- LD1229
- LD1230
- LD1271
- LD1272
- LD1273
- LD1274
- LD1275
- LD1276
- LD1277
- LD1279
- LD1283
- LD1284
- LD1287
- LD1288
- LD1549
- LD1550
- LD1551
- LD1552
- LD1553
- LD1554
- LD1555
- LD1556
- LD1557
- LD1558
- LD1559
- LD1560
- LD1561
- Lan'daagiraavaru
- Maaddoo
- Maaddoohulhudhoo
- Maafusheefinolhu
- Maalhos
- Maamaduvvari
- Maarikilu
- Madhirivaadhoo
- Mathifaru
- Medhufinolhugaathufinolhu
- Mendhoo
- Milaidhoo
- Miriandhoo
- Mudhdhoo
- Muthaafushi
- Nelivarufinolhu
- Nibiligaa
- Olhugiri
- Thiladhoo
- Thulhaadhoo
- Ufuligiri
- Un'doodhoo
- Vandhuhmaafarufinolhu
- Velavaru
- Veyofushi
- Vinaneiyfaruhuraa
- Voavah

## Quick answers

- Where is Vakkaru?In Baa Atoll, Maldives
- What is the best time to visit Vakkaru?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vakkaru?Baa Atoll Hospital, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vakkaru?Bank of Maldives, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Vakkaru?Bank of Maldives, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vakkaru?White Wall Fuel, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vakkaru?MV007113 (OCHA common operational dataset)