# Thuraakunu Island, Haa Alifu Atoll – Villages & Map

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Island · Haa Alifu Atoll 

# Thuraakunu

Thuraakunu is an island of Maldives in Haa Alifu Atoll.

## Where is Thuraakunu?

Thuraakunu lies in [Haa Alifu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/haa-alifu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Thuraakunu is about 333 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 34 km from Dhihdhoo, the main town of Haa Alifu Atoll. The centre point is at 7.1040° N, 72.8987° 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 Thuraakunu

Named natural and historic features inside Thuraakunu, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Turakuna

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 Thuraakunu and the best time to visit

In Thuraakunu, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,445 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (207 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 29 

Feb 27 23 

Mar 28 35 

Apr 29 68 

May 29 179 

Jun 28 207 

Jul 28 182 

Aug 28 165 

Sep 28 146 

Oct 28 152 

Nov 28 157 

Dec 28 102 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thuraakunu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hoarafushi Health Centre · Huvarafushi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98002&mlon=72.89583#map=17/6.98002/72.89583) 

Hotel JA Manafaru Resort · Manafaru 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99733&mlon=72.94000#map=17/6.99733/72.94000) 

School Uligamu School · Uligamu 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08685&mlon=72.92487#map=17/7.08685/72.92487) 

College Ghaazee Bandarain School · Utheemu 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83371&mlon=73.11338#map=17/6.83371/73.11338) 

Police station Ihavandhoo Police Station · Ihavandhoo 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95026&mlon=72.92673#map=17/6.95026/72.92673) 

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 Haa Alifu Atoll

- Alidhoo
- Alidhuffarufinolhu
- Baarah
- Beenaafushi
- Berinmadhoo
- Dhapparuhuraa
- Dhigufaruhuraa
- Dhihdhoo
- Dhonakulhi
- Filladhoo
- Gaamathikulhudhoo
- Gallandhoo
- Govvaafushi
- Hathifushi
- Huvahandhoo
- Huvarafushi
- Ihavandhoo
- Innafinolhu
- Kan'daalifinolhu
- Kelaa
- Kudafinolhu
- LD1509
- Maafahi
- Maafinolhu
- Maarandhoo
- Maarandhoofarufinolhu
- Madulu
- Manafaru
- Matheerah
- Medhafushi
- Mulhadhoo
- Mulidhoo
- Muraidhoo
- Naridhoo
- Thakandhoo
- Uligamu
- Umuraifinolhu
- Un'gulifinolhu
- Utheemu
- Van'gaaru
- Vashafaru
- Velifinolhu

## Quick answers

- Where is Thuraakunu?In Haa Alifu Atoll, Maldives
- What is the best time to visit Thuraakunu?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thuraakunu?Hoarafushi Health Centre, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thuraakunu?MV001001 (OCHA common operational dataset)