About Naifaru

Naifaru is 142 km (88 mi) north of the capital, Malé. The total area of Naifaru is 53 hectares (0.53 km²), including the part of the island expanded by reclaiming the surrounding lagoon of the island, in 2004. President Mohamed Nasheed declared Madivaru (an un-inhabited island about half a kilometer northeast of Naifaru) as a part of Naifaru