# Maafaru Island, Noonu Atoll – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/noonu/maafaru/ Island · Noonu Atoll # Maafaru Maafaru is an island of Maldives in Noonu Atoll. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maafaru? Maafaru lies in [Noonu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/noonu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). It borders 1 other island: [Dhelibeyruhelhihuraa](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/noonu/dhelibeyruhelhihuraa/). The centre of Maafaru is about 183 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 9.4 km from Manadhoo, the main town of Noonu Atoll. The centre point is at 5.8240° N, 73.4767° 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 Maafaru Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maafaru. The largest with a recorded population: Maafaru (700). - Maafaru 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 Maafaru Named natural and historic features inside Maafaru, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Maafaru Island ### Getting around 1 airport. - Maafaru International Airport 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 Maafaru and the best time to visit In Maafaru, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,501 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (192 mm) and the driest Feb (27 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 39 Feb 27 27 Mar 28 41 Apr 29 77 May 29 184 Jun 28 183 Jul 28 168 Aug 28 163 Sep 28 139 Oct 28 158 Nov 27 192 Dec 27 130 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maafaru Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Noonu Atoll Hospital · Manadhoo 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.76684&mlon=73.41169#map=17/5.76684/73.41169) Bank Bank of Maldives · Holhudhoo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.75653&mlon=73.26361#map=17/5.75653/73.26361) ATM Bank of Maldives ATM · Maafaru 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.83309&mlon=73.47870#map=17/5.83309/73.47870) Petrol pump Maafaru Fuel Station · Maafaru 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.83381&mlon=73.47889#map=17/5.83381/73.47889) Hotel Soneva · Manadhoo 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.76744&mlon=73.41228#map=17/5.76744/73.41228) School N.Maafaru School · Maafaru 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.83091&mlon=73.48039#map=17/5.83091/73.48039) College Noonu Atoll Education Center · Velidhoo 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.66610&mlon=73.27315#map=17/5.66610/73.27315) Police station Maafaru Police Station · Maafaru 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.82863&mlon=73.47794#map=17/5.82863/73.47794) 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 Maafaru Places mapped inside Maafaru in open map data, by type. - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Noonu Atoll - Ban'daidhihdhoo - Bodufushi - Bodulhaimendhoo - Bomasdhoo - Burehifasdhoo - Dheefuram - Dhekenanfaru - Dhelibeyruhelhihuraa - Dhigurah - Dhonaerikan'doodhoo - Ehdhuffarumairah - Ekulhivaru - Farumuli - Felivaru - Fohdhipparu - Fohdhoo - Fushivelavaru - Goan'bilivaadhoo - Hen'badhoo - Holhudhoo - Huivani - Hulhuhdhoo - Huvan'dhumaavattaru - In'guraidhoo - Kaalhugemendhoo - Kafakomandoo - Kalaidhoo - Kan'dinmaahuraa - Karinma - Karinmavattaru - Kedhivaru - Ken'dhikulhudhoo - Kudafari - Kudafunafaru - Kudafushi - Kunnamalei - Kuramaadhoo - Kuredhivaru - LD0238 - LD1128 - LD1187 - LD1518 - LD1519 - LD1520 - LD1521 - LD1522 - LD1523 - LD1524 - LD1525 - LD1526 - LD1527 - LD1528 - Landhoo - Lhohi - Loafaru - Maafunafaru - Maakanaafushi - Maakurehdhoo - Maalhendhoo - Maavahdhoo - Maavelavaru - Magoodhoo - Manadhoo - Medhafushi - Medhufaru - Miladhoo - Minaavaru - Orimasvaru - Orivaru - Orivarukudarah - Raafushi - Raalhulaakolhu - Randheli - Than'burudhoo - Than'burudhuffushi - Tholhendhoo - Thoshigan'dukolhu - Vavathi - Velidhoo ## Quick answers - Where is Maafaru?In Noonu Atoll, Maldives - What borders Maafaru?Dhelibeyruhelhihuraa - How many villages are in Maafaru?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maafaru?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Maafaru?Noonu Atoll Hospital, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maafaru?Bank of Maldives, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maafaru?Bank of Maldives ATM, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maafaru?Maafaru Fuel Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Maafaru?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Maafaru?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Maafaru?MV004006 (OCHA common operational dataset)