# Van'garu Island, Shaviyani Atoll – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/shaviyani/van-garu/

Island · Shaviyani Atoll 

# Van'garu

Van'garu is an island of Maldives in Shaviyani Atoll. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4mapped services

## Where is Van'garu?

Van'garu lies in [Shaviyani Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/shaviyani/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Van'garu is about 216 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 12 km from Funadhoo, the main town of Shaviyani Atoll. The centre point is at 6.0894° N, 73.2038° 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 Van'garu

Named natural and historic features inside Van'garu, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Wagaru

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 Van'garu and the best time to visit

In Van'garu, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,474 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (186 mm) and the driest Feb (26 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 38 

Feb 27 26 

Mar 28 39 

Apr 29 72 

May 29 185 

Jun 28 186 

Jul 28 170 

Aug 28 157 

Sep 28 138 

Oct 28 157 

Nov 27 183 

Dec 27 123 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Van'garu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maaungoodhoo Health Center · Maaun'goodhoo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03620&mlon=73.28243#map=17/6.03620/73.28243) 

Bank Bank of Maldives · Holhudhoo 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.75653&mlon=73.26361#map=17/5.75653/73.26361) 

ATM Bank of Maldives · Alifushi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96964&mlon=72.95102#map=17/5.96964/72.95102) 

Hotel JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa · Van'garu 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09045&mlon=73.20360#map=17/6.09045/73.20360) 

School Milandhoo School · Milandhoo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28688&mlon=73.24480#map=17/6.28688/73.24480) 

College VC Lakeside Campus · Funadhoo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15114&mlon=73.28885#map=17/6.15114/73.28885) 

Police station Sh.milandhoo Police Station · Milandhoo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28260&mlon=73.24483#map=17/6.28260/73.24483) 

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 Van'garu

Places mapped inside Van'garu in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Restaurants3

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 Shaviyani Atoll

- Bileiyfahi
- Bis Alhaahuraa
- Boduhuraa
- Bolissafaru
- Dhigurah
- Dhiguvelidhoomairah
- Dholhiyadhoo
- Dholhiyadhookudarah
- Dhonvelihuraa
- Ekasdhoo
- Eriadhoo
- Farukolhu
- Feevah
- Feydhoo
- Firun'baidhoo
- Foakaidhoo
- Funadhoo
- Fushifaru
- Gaakoshibi
- Gallaidhoo
- Goidhoo
- Hirubadhoo
- Hurasfaru
- Kakaaeriyadhoo
- Kan'baalifaru
- Kan'ditheemu
- Keekimini
- Komandoo
- Kudadhoo
- Kudafarufinolhu
- Kudalhaimendhoo
- LD1206
- LD1511
- LD1512
- LD1513
- LD1514
- LD1515
- LD1516
- LD1517
- Lhaimagu
- Maakan'doodhoo
- Maaun'goodhoo
- Madidhoo
- Madikuredhdhoo
- Maroshi
- Mathikomandoo
- Medhukun'burudhoo
- Medhurah
- Migoodhoo
- Milandhoo
- Naainfarufinolhu
- Naalaahuraa
- Nalandhoo
- Narudhoo
- Narurin'budhoo
- Neyo
- Noomaraa
- Raggan'duhuraa

## Quick answers

- Where is Van'garu?In Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives
- What is the best time to visit Van'garu?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Van'garu?Maaungoodhoo Health Center, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Van'garu?Bank of Maldives, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Van'garu?Bank of Maldives, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Van'garu?MV003059 (OCHA common operational dataset)