Rasgetheemu
Inhabited island
Rasgetheemu Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 5°48′29″N 73°0′12″E / 5.80806°N 73.00333°E / 5.80806; 73.00333
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Raa Atoll
Distance to Malé	189.06 km (117.48 mi)
Government
• Council	Rasgetheemu Council
Dimensions
• Length	0.875 km (0.544 mi)
• Width	0.425 km (0.264 mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	958
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Rasgetheemu (Dhivehi: ރަސްގެތީމު) is an inhabited island located in Maalhosmadhulu Uthuruburi, known administratively as Raa Atoll.

Maldivian legend says that a Sinhalese prince got stranded with his bride - the daughter of the Sri Lankan King in Rasgetheemu, the original 'King's Island'.^{[citation needed]}

The name comes from Ras + ge + theemu. The word Ras means rule or monarchy, ge literally means house, and theemu meaning island. The word Theemu came from Tamil word Theevu also meaning island. It probably came from the tamil speakers of chola empire which used to rule northern atolls of Maldives. Theemu appears in the names of other islands, including Agolhitheemu, Utheemu.) Historians believe that Rasgetheem means "the King’s Town" or "King’s Island".^{[citation needed]}

The island lies of the eastern fringe of Raa Atoll, and the island is 189.06 km (117 mi; 102 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.^[2]

• map of Rasgetheemu
• www.rasgetheemu.com