# Kaafarataa Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll – Villages & Map

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Island · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll 

# Kaafarataa

Kaafarataa is an island of Maldives in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.

## Where is Kaafarataa?

Kaafarataa lies in [Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). It borders 3 other islands: [Bolimathaidhua](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/bolimathaidhua/), [Fatefandhoo](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/fatefandhoo/) and [Keredhirehaa](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/gaafu-dhaalu/keredhirehaa/). The centre of Kaafarataa is about 433 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 25 km from Thinadhoo, the main town of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. The centre point is at 0.3082° N, 73.0252° 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 Kaafarataa and the best time to visit

In Kaafarataa, 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 Kaafarataa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Madaveli Health Centre · Madaveli 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45863&mlon=73.00048#map=17/0.45863/73.00048) 

Bank BML Thinadhoo Branch · Thinadhoo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52714&mlon=72.99847#map=17/0.52714/72.99847) 

Petrol pump Hawks fuel · Madaveli 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45775&mlon=73.00194#map=17/0.45775/73.00194) 

Hotel Deep South Maldives · Hoadehdhoo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.43925&mlon=73.00432#map=17/0.43925/73.00432) 

School Fiyoaree School · Fiyoari 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.22197&mlon=73.13822#map=17/0.22197/73.13822) 

College MNU Thinadhoo Campus · Thinadhoo 24 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 25 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
- 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
- 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 Kaafarataa?In Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
- What borders Kaafarataa?Bolimathaidhua, Fatefandhoo and Keredhirehaa
- What is the best time to visit Kaafarataa?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kaafarataa?Madaveli Health Centre, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kaafarataa?BML Thinadhoo Branch, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaafarataa?Hawks fuel, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kaafarataa?MV017079 (OCHA common operational dataset)