# Dhekaamba Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/dhekaamba/ Island · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll # Dhekaamba Dhekaamba is an island of Maldives in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. ## Where is Dhekaamba? Dhekaamba lies in [Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Dhekaamba is about 425 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 16 km from Thinadhoo, the main town of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. The centre point is at 0.3839° N, 73.0157° 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Dhekaamba Named natural and historic features inside Dhekaamba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Dhekaanba Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Dhekaamba and the best time to visit In Dhekaamba, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Dec (27 °C). About 1,763 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (214 mm) and the driest Mar (61 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 97 Feb 28 67 Mar 28 61 Apr 28 129 May 29 179 Jun 28 124 Jul 28 168 Aug 28 181 Sep 28 166 Oct 28 197 Nov 27 214 Dec 27 180 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dhekaamba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madaveli Health Centre · Madaveli 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45863&mlon=73.00048#map=17/0.45863/73.00048) Bank BML Thinadhoo Branch · Thinadhoo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52714&mlon=72.99847#map=17/0.52714/72.99847) Petrol pump Hawks fuel · Madaveli 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45775&mlon=73.00194#map=17/0.45775/73.00194) Hotel Deep South Maldives · Hoadehdhoo 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.43925&mlon=73.00432#map=17/0.43925/73.00432) School Madaveli School · Madaveli 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45990&mlon=72.99974#map=17/0.45990/72.99974) College MNU Thinadhoo Campus · Thinadhoo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52647&mlon=72.99749#map=17/0.52647/72.99749) Police station GDh. Thinadhoo Police Station · Thinadhoo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52998&mlon=72.99807#map=17/0.52998/72.99807) 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. ## Other islands in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll - Aakirahuttaa - Aakirahuttaa - Anhenerehaa - Athihuttaa - Badefodiyaa - Baulhegalla - Beeraahuttaa - Bodehuttaa - Bodehuttaa - Bodehuttaa - Bodeinsa - Boderehaa - Bolimathaidhoo - Bolimathaidhua - Dhatekarunahuttaa - Dhatemulaidhua - Dhathaidhuaa - Dherukerehaa - Dhigelaabadhuvaa - Dhigurehaa - Dhinmanaa - Dhiyanegili - Dhiyanigillaa - Dhoonirehaa - Dhoonirehaa - Dhoonirehaa - Ehivakaa - Ekelondaa - Ekurukerataa - Faahuttaa - Faanehuttaa - Faathiyehuttaa - Faredhoo - Farehalehuttaa - Farehulhehdhoo - Faresmaathodaa - Farukolhuhuttaa - Fatefandhoo - Femunaidhoo - Fenevenehuttaa - Fereythavilin'gili - Filaarataa - Fiyoari - Fonehigillaa - Gahdhoo - Gahevelegalaa - Gan - Gazeeraa - Golhaallaa - Goshi - Haadhoo - Haadhuaa - Hadahahuttaa - Hakandoo - Han'daidhoo - Han'dhebalanerehaa - Haveyyerataa - Haveyyerataa - Havoddaa - Havodigalaa - Hevaahulhudhoo - Hiyanigilihuttaa - Hoadehdhoo - Hoothodeyaa - Hulhehdhoo - Hulhuvaarulaa - Hunigoderehaa - Huttaa - Isdhuhuttaa - Kaadehdhoo - Kaafarataa - Kaalhehuttaa - Kaashidhoo - Kadelerataa - Kadevaarehaa - Kadhefala - Kafena - Kalhehamalaa - Kalhehigillaa - Kalhehuttaa - Kalherehaa - Kan'dahalagalaa - Kanandhoo - Kandahdhoo - Kannigilla - Kautihulhadhoo - Kavvahuttaa - Kelaihuttaa - Keraminthaa - Keredhirehaa - Keyhuvadhoo - Kodaanahuttaa - Kodedhoo - Kodegalaa - Kodehutigalaa - Kodurataa - Konottaa - Kudhe-ehivakaa - Kudhebeeraahuttaa - Kudhehaadhuaa - Kudhehulhehdhoo - Kudhemaadhoo - Kudhemathaidhoo - Kudherataa - Kurehdhoo - Kureikeymaahuttaa - LD0063 - LD0486 - LD1046 - LD1435 - LD1436 - LD1437 - LD1439 - LD1688 - LD1689 - LD1690 - LD1692 - LD1693 - LD1694 - LD1695 - LD1770 - Laihaa - Lifadhoo - Lonudhoo - Lonudhoohuttaa - Maadhoo - Maagalaa - Maagoderehaa - Maahutigalaa - Maakirigalla - Maallaarehaa - Maanaidhoo - Maarehaa - Maarehaa - Maavaaruloo - Maavehdhoo - Madaveli - Maguhdhuvaa - Mathaidhoo - Mathihuttaa - Meehinethiyenehuttaa - Menthandhuvaa - Meragihuttaa - Meyragillaa - Mudhimaahutta - Nadellaa - Neimaahutta - Odagallaa - Oinigillaa - Olhimuntaa - Olhurataa - Raabodaafeheerataa - Raaverinkolhihuttaa - Rahadhuvaa - Rathafandhoo - Rodaadhoo - Rodhavarrehaa - Thelehuttaa - Thinadhoo - Thinehuttaa - Uhehootirataa - Uherehaa - Uhurehaa - Ulegalaa - Vaadhoo - Vaareyadhuvaa - Vatavarrehaa - Veraaviligillaa - Viligillaa ## Quick answers - Where is Dhekaamba?In Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives - What is the best time to visit Dhekaamba?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Dhekaamba?Madaveli Health Centre, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dhekaamba?BML Thinadhoo Branch, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dhekaamba?Hawks fuel, about 8.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dhekaamba?MV017031 (OCHA common operational dataset)