Hulhumeedhoo (Dhivehi: ހުޅުމީދޫ) or Hulhudhoo-Meedhoo is an island located on the northeastern end of Addu City.
Meedhoo (Dhivehi: މީދޫ) is the oldest populated island in Addu Atoll, having been settled between 1000 and 500 BCE.
[6] In the vaguely defined border dividing the island into two constituencies, Hulhudhoo is the southern half of Hulhumeedhoo.
The closest inhabited islands, Hithadhoo, Maradhoo, Maradhoo-Feydhoo and Feydhoo (Addu City contiguous) are located no more than 15 kilometers away, about 20 minutes by speedboat.
Hulhumeedhoo, being one of the oldest populated islands in the Maldives, is also home to remnants of the Second World War and even centuries-old relics.
The island is home to World War II era remnants like coastal defence artillery and fortifications (Dhé Badi Dheythere), built on the island's eastern coast by the British based at RAF Gan as defence against Axis powers.
To the north is a similar situation, Ismehelaa Hera, also separated from Hulhumeedhoo to build South Palm Maldives.
Although in this case, it refers to a marsh, "Kilhi" usually means either lake or wetland in the Addu dialect of the Dhivehi language.
In 2018, a fire in the Kilhi area destroyed the nearby WAMCO site, the island's waste management office.