# Gan Island, Laamu Atoll – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/laamu/gan/

Island · Laamu Atoll 

# Gan

Gan is an island of Maldives in Laamu Atoll. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18mapped services
- 10 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gan?

Gan lies in [Laamu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/laamu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). It borders 2 other islands: [Bodufinolhu](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/laamu/bodufinolhu-mv015018/) and [Maandhoo](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/laamu/maandhoo/). The centre of Gan is about 252 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 9.6 km from Fonadhoo, the main town of Laamu Atoll. The centre point is at 1.9101° N, 73.5411° 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).

## Villages and localities in Gan

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gan.

- Gan

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gan

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

### Coast and islands

2 islands.

- Gan-Mukurimagu
- Gan-Thundi

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 Gan and the best time to visit

In Gan, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Nov (27 °C). About 1,860 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (227 mm) and the driest Feb (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 83 

Feb 28 61 

Mar 28 62 

Apr 29 126 

May 29 201 

Jun 28 132 

Jul 28 165 

Aug 28 199 

Sep 28 194 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 227 

Dec 27 191 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital L. Gan Regional Hospital · Gan 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.92145&mlon=73.54465#map=17/1.92145/73.54465) 

Bank BML Fonadhoo · Fonadhoo 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.83481&mlon=73.50159#map=17/1.83481/73.50159) 

Petrol pump MR Store · Fonadhoo 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.83647&mlon=73.50216#map=17/1.83647/73.50216) 

Hotel Long Beach Laamu Hotel · Gan 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91200&mlon=73.54332#map=17/1.91200/73.54332) 

Mall TOP SPOT · Gan 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.93578&mlon=73.54118#map=17/1.93578/73.54118) 

School Hamadh School Ground · Gan 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91966&mlon=73.54646#map=17/1.91966/73.54646) 

College MNU Gan Campus · Gan 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.92390&mlon=73.55024#map=17/1.92390/73.55024) 

Police station L.Gan police station · Gan 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91894&mlon=73.54435#map=17/1.91894/73.54435) 

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 Gan

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels7
- Shopping malls1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities3
- Restaurants2
- Police stations2

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 Laamu Atoll

- Aarahaa
- Athahendhu
- Baresdhoo
- Bodufenrahaa
- Bodufinolhu
- Bodufinolhu
- Boduhuraa
- Boduhuraa
- Bodumaabulhali
- Bodumahigulhi
- Bodumungnafushi
- Bokaiyfushi
- Burrahaa
- Dhan'bidhoo
- Dhekunuvinagan'du
- Dhonberahaa
- Enberahaa
- Fares
- Fenboahuraa
- Fenboarahaa
- Fonadhoo
- Fonagaadhoo
- Fushi
- Gaadhoo
- Gasgan'dufinolhu
- Guraidhoo
- Haiythoshi
- Hanhushi
- Hendha
- Hikan'dhirahaa
- Hithadhoo
- Holhurahaa
- Hulhimendhoo
- Hulhisdhoo
- Hulhiyandhoo
- Isdhoo
- Kadhdhoo
- Kalaidhoo
- Kalhaidhoo
- Kalhurahaa
- Kandaru
- Kanuhuraa
- Kashidhoo
- Kokurahaa
- Kudafenrehaa
- Kudafushi
- Kudamaabulhali
- Kudamahigulhi
- Kudamungnafushi
- Kudarah
- Kudaveshi
- Kunahandhoo
- Kuredhirehaa
- LD0368
- LD1056
- LD1425
- LD1428
- LD1429
- LD1430
- LD1431
- LD1666
- LD1667
- LD1668
- LD1669
- LD1670
- LD1671
- LD1672
- LD1673
- LD1674
- Maabaidhoo
- Maafushi
- Maakalhuveli
- Maamendhoo
- Maandhoo
- Maavah
- Maaveshi
- Mahakanfushi
- Medhuvinagan'du
- Mendhoo
- Mundoo
- Olhutholhu
- Olhuveli
- Rahaa
- Thathunrahaa
- Thun'buri
- Uthuruvinagan'du
- Uvadhevifushi
- Vadinolhu
- Veligan'dufinolhu

## Quick answers

- Where is Gan?In Laamu Atoll, Maldives
- What borders Gan?Bodufinolhu and Maandhoo
- How many villages are in Gan?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gan?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gan?L. Gan Regional Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gan?BML Fonadhoo, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gan?MR Store, about 9.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gan?MV015013 (OCHA common operational dataset)