The island is 288.84 km (179 mi; 156 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.

Many flight scientific research such as those investigating aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere and the Brown Cloud phenomenon have been initiated from Hanimaadhoo.

[3] Islanders from Hathifushi and Hondaidhoo have been relocated to Hanimaadhoo in the recent years.

The island is slowly developing into a tourist hot spot North Of the Maldives.

Currently hanimaadhoo have several guest houses, which caters to national and international tourists.