Malé Atoll

Coordinates: 4°25′N 73°30′E / 4.417°N 73.500°E

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North Male' Atoll

Country	Maldives
Corresponding geographic atoll(s)	North Male Atoll
Location	4°25′N 73°30′E / 4.417°N 73.500°E / 4.417; 73.500
Capital	Thulusdhoo (Kaafu Atoll)
Government
• Atoll Chief	Paez[1]
Population
• Total	9,886
Letter code	H
Dhivehi letter code	K (ކ)
• Number of islands	107
• Inhabited islands	Dhiffushi Gaafaru Gulhi Guraidhoo Himmafushi Hulhumalé Huraa Kaashidhoo Malé Maafushi Thulusdhoo Villingili
• Uninhabited islands	Aarah Akirifushi Asdhoo Baros Biyaadhoo Bodubandos Bodufinolhu Boduhithi Boduhuraa Bolifushi Dhigufinolhu Dhoonidhoo Ehrruh-haa Enboodhoo Enboodhoofinolhu Eriyadhoo Farukolhufushi Feydhoofinolhu Fihalhohi Funadhoo Furan-nafushi Gasfinolhu Giraavaru Girifushi Gulheegaathuhuraa Helengeli Henbadhoo Hulhulé Huraagandu Ihuru Kagi Kalhuhuraa Kandoomaafushi Kanduoih-giri Kanifinolhu Kanuhuraa Kudabandos Kudafinolhu Kudahithi Kudahuraa Lankanfinolhu Lankanfushi Lhohifushi Lhosfushi Maadhoo Madivaru Mahaanaélhihuraa Makunudhoo Makunufushi Maniyafushi Medhufinolhu Meerufenfushi Nakachchaafushi Olhahali Olhuveli Oligandufinolhu Ran-naalhi Rasfari Thanburudhoo Thilafushi Thulhaagiri Vaadhoo Vaagali Vabbinfaru Vabboahuraa Vammaafushi Velassaru Velifaru Veliganduhuraa Vihamanaafushi Villingilimathidhahuraa Villingilivau Ziyaaraiffushi
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.

Kaafu Atoll is an administrative atoll in the Republic of Maldives. It consists of two separate atolls: North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll. Together with smaller geographic atolls of Kaashidhoo Island and Gaafaru, the group forms the administrative division of Male' Atoll which is referred to by its Thaana alphabet letter code name Kaafu Atoll.

Malé, the capital of the Maldives, is at the southern end of North Male Atoll. The capital of Male atoll is Thulusdhoo, an island in North Male' atoll.

Islands

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Inhabited islands

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North Malé Atoll

South Malé Atoll

Individual Atolls/Islands

Resort islands

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Resort islands are defined as uninhabited islands which have been converted to become resorts. Practically all uninhabited islands in Malé Atoll became tourist resorts during the two final decades of the 20th century.

North Male Atoll

Asdhoo
Baros
Bodubandos
Boduhithi
Eriyadhoo
Farukolhufushi
Furan-nafushi
Gasfinolhu
Giraavaru
Helengeli
Henbadhoo
Ihuru
Kanifinolhu
Kanuhuraa
Kudahithi
Lankanfinolhu
Lankanfushi
Lhohifushi
Makunudhoo
Medhufinolhu
Meerufenfushi, known as Meeru Island Resort and Spa
Nakachchaafushi
Thulhaagiri
Vabbinfaru
Vihamanaafushi, known as Kurumba Resort
Ziyaaraiffushi|

South Male Atoll

Biyaadhoo
Bodufinolhu
Bolifushi
Enboodhoo
Enboodhoofinolhu
Fihalhohi
Kandoomaafushi, known as Holiday Inn Kandooma
Mahaanaélhihuraa
Olhuveli
Ran-naalhi
Vaadhoo
Velassaru
Villingilivau

Other Uninhabited Islands

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North Malé Atoll

South Malé Atoll

Gaafaru Atoll

Velifaru

References

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Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī. Malé 1999.

v t e First-level administrative divisions of the Maldives
Atolls	Haa Alif Haa Dhaalu Shaviyani Noonu Raa Baa Lhaviyani Kaafu Alif Alif Alif Dhaal Vaavu Meemu Faafu Dhaalu Thaa Laamu Gaafu Alif Gaafu Dhaalu Gnaviyani
Cities	Malé Addu Fuvahmulah Kulhudhuffushi

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