Hirimaradhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll

Haa Dhaalu Atoll

Haa Dhaalu Atoll - officially referred as Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi is an administrative division of the Maldives...

 administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

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The reefs around the island is home to manta ray

Manta ray

The manta ray is the largest species of the rays. The largest known specimen was more than across, with a weight of about . It ranges throughout waters of the world, typically around coral reefs...

s, reef sharks, sea turtles and an impressive amount and variety of fish. Hirimaradhoo Thila is the most well known spot for observing Rhinobatids

Guitarfish

The guitarfish are a family, Rhinobatidae, of rays. The guitarfish are known for an elongated body with a flattened head and trunk and small ray like wings. The combined range of the various species is tropical, subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. They often travel in large...

or guitar sharks.

Hirimaradhoo is involved in the alleged 2008 election fraud in the Maldives where 50 votes were forged.