# Fonehigillaa Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/fonehigillaa/ Island · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll # Fonehigillaa Fonehigillaa is an island of Maldives in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. ## Where is Fonehigillaa? Fonehigillaa lies in [Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). It borders 4 other islands: [Athihuttaa](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/athihuttaa/), [Badefodiyaa](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/badefodiyaa/), [Haveyyerataa](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/haveyyerataa-mv017068/) and [Kudhebeeraahuttaa](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/kudhebeeraahuttaa/). The centre of Fonehigillaa is about 436 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 28 km from Thinadhoo, the main town of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. The centre point is at 0.2835° N, 73.0599° 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 Fonehigillaa Named natural and historic features inside Fonehigillaa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Maaehivakaa 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 Fonehigillaa and the best time to visit In Fonehigillaa, 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 Fonehigillaa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madaveli Health Centre · Madaveli 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45863&mlon=73.00048#map=17/0.45863/73.00048) Bank BML Thinadhoo Branch · Thinadhoo 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52714&mlon=72.99847#map=17/0.52714/72.99847) Petrol pump Hawks fuel · Madaveli 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45775&mlon=73.00194#map=17/0.45775/73.00194) Hotel Deep South Maldives · Hoadehdhoo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.43925&mlon=73.00432#map=17/0.43925/73.00432) School Fiyoaree School · Fiyoari 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.22197&mlon=73.13822#map=17/0.22197/73.13822) College MNU Thinadhoo Campus · Thinadhoo 28 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 28 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 - Dhekaamba - 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 - 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 Fonehigillaa?In Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives - What borders Fonehigillaa?Athihuttaa, Badefodiyaa, Haveyyerataa and Kudhebeeraahuttaa - What is the best time to visit Fonehigillaa?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Fonehigillaa?Madaveli Health Centre, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Fonehigillaa?BML Thinadhoo Branch, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Fonehigillaa?Hawks fuel, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Fonehigillaa?MV017055 (OCHA common operational dataset)