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Kaafu Atoll

FieldValue
typeAtoll of the Maldives
nameKaafu Atoll
native_name_langdvމާލެ އަތޮޅު
image_skylineKaafu Atoll.jpg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMaldives
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_type2Corresponding geographic atoll(s)
subdivision_name2Malé Atoll
subdivision_type3Location
subdivision_name3
seat_typeCapital
seatThulusdhoo
leader_titlePresident of Atoll Council
leader_nameAhmed Anees
leader_partyPNC
population_total19238
population_density_km2auto
postal_code_typeLetter code
postal_codeH
postal2_code_typeDhivehi letter code
postal2_codeK (ކ)
blank_name_sec1Islands
blank1_name_sec1• Number of islands
blank1_info_sec1107
blank2_name_sec1• Inhabited islands
blank2_info_sec1Dhiffushi
Gaafaru
Gulhi
Guraidhoo
Himmafushi
Huraa
Kaashidhoo
Maafushi
Malé
Thulusdhoo
blank3_name_sec1• Uninhabited islands and Male’
blank3_info_sec1Aarah, Akirifushi, Asdhoo, Baros, Biyaadhoo, male’, Bodubandos, Bodufinolhu, Boduhithi, Boduhuraa, Bolifushi, Dhigufinolhu, Dhoonidhoo, Ehrruh-haa, Enboodhoo, Enboodhoofinolhu, Eriyadhoo, Farukolhufushi, Feydhoofinolhu, Fihalhohi, Funadhoo, Furan-nafushi, Gasfinolhu, Giraavaru, Girifushi, Gulheegaathuhuraa, Helengeli, Henbadhoo, 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, Thulhaagiri, Vaadhoo, Vaagali, Vabbinfaru, Vabboahuraa, Vammaafushi, Velassaru, Velifaru, Veliganduhuraa, Vihamanaafushi, Villingilimathidhahuraa, Villingilivau, Ziyaaraiffushi*
footnotesResort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.
official_nameMalé Atoll
government_typeAtoll Council
image_mapKaafu in Maldives.svg
map_captionLocation of Kaafu in Maldives

Gaafaru Gulhi Guraidhoo Himmafushi Huraa Kaashidhoo Maafushi Malé Thulusdhoo Kaafu Atoll is the code name (roughly equivalent to "Atoll K" in English) given to an administrative division in the Republic of Maldives which consists of the geographical atolls of Kaashidhoo Island, Gaafaru, North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll. As the two Malé Atolls are the main islands of the administrative district, the entire Kaafu Atoll administrative division is officially named Malé Atoll or Malé Atolhu in the Dhivehi language.

The capital of the administrative division is Thulusdhoo.

Although Malé, the capital of the Maldives, and the adjacent islands of Vilingili, Hulhule and Hulhumalé, are geographically part of the North Malé Atoll, they do not form part of the Kaafu Atoll administrative division and are a separate administrative division.

Kaafu or Malé Atoll

Kaafu is a code letter of the Thaana alphabet used in the Dhivehi language assigned to one of the administrative divisions of the Maldives which is officially and traditionally known by the name Malé Atoll. The Thaana alphabet code names are not the names of the natural or geographical atolls of the Maldives which make up these divisions. These administrative divisions may consist of part of, a single or several natural atolls.

Malé Atoll is the name of two natural atolls which form part of the administrative division of Kaafu Atoll. The two Malé Atolls are North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll which are separated by the Vaadhoo Kandu. Malé and Thulusdhoo are both located in North Malé Atoll.

Geography

The Malé or Kaafu Atoll administrative division consists of the geographic or natural atolls of North Malé Atoll, South Malé Atoll, Gaafaru Atoll and Kaashidhoo Island. The atolls consists of Inhabited Islands and Uninhabited Island, a definition which includes resort islands, airport islands and industrial islands.

Although Malé, Hulhulé, Hulhumalé and Vilimalé are geographically part of North Malé Atoll, they are not part of the Kaafu Atoll administrative division and are part of the separate Malé City administrative division.

Inhabited islands

NamePopulationCoordinatesGeographic
Atoll/IslandRemarks
Dhiffushi967North Malé Atoll
Gaafaru1,013Gaafaru Atoll
Gulhi832South Malé Atoll
Guraidhoo1,580South Malé Atoll
Himmafushi1,334North Malé Atoll
Huraa1,014North Malé Atoll
Kaashidhoo1,728Kaashidhoo Island
Maafushi2,631South Malé Atoll
Thulusdhoo1,133North Malé AtollCapital of the Malé Atoll administrative division.

Resort islands

Resort islands are classified as Uninhabited Islands which have been converted to become resorts.

The following are the resort islands, with the official name of the resort.

NameResort NameCoordinatesGeographic
AtollRemarks
AsdhooAsdu Sun Island ResortNorth Malé Atoll
AkirifushiOblu Select at SangeliNorth Malé AtollOpening in July 2018.
BarosBaros Island ResortNorth Malé Atoll
BiyadhooBiyadhoo Island ResortSouth Malé Atoll
BodubandosBandos Maldives ResortNorth Malé Atoll
BodufinolhuFun Island ResortSouth Malé Atoll
BoduhithiCoco Bodu Hithi ResortNorth Malé Atoll
BoduhuraaNaladhu Private IslandSouth Malé Atoll
BolifushiJumeirah VittaveliSouth Malé Atoll
DhigufinolhuAnantara Dhigu Maldives ResortSouth Malé Atoll
EnboodhooEmbudu VillageSouth Malé Atoll
EnboodhoofinolhuTaj Exotica Resort & SpaSouth Malé Atoll
Eriyadhoosmartline EriyaduNorth Malé Atoll
FarukolhufushiFormerly Club Med and
then Club FaruNorth Malé AtollResort closed – island now part of Hulhumalé.
FihalhohiFihalhohi Island ResortSouth Malé Atoll
Furan-nafushiThe Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & SpaNorth Malé Atoll
GasfinolhuClub Med The Finolhu VillasNorth Malé Atoll
GiraavaruCentara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll
HelengeliOblu by Atmosphere at HelengeliNorth Malé Atoll
HenbadhooVivanta by Taj - Coral Reef MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll
IhuruAngsana IhuruNorth Malé Atoll
KandoomaafushiHoliday Inn Resort KandoomaSouth Malé Atoll
KanifinolhuClub Med KaniNorth Malé Atoll
KanuhuraaCinnamon Dhonveli MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll
KodhipparuGrand Park KodhipparuNorth Malé Atoll
KudabandosMalahini Kuda BandosNorth Malé Atoll
KudahithiCoco PriveNorth Malé Atoll
KudahuraaFour Seasons ResortNorth Malé Atoll
LankanfinolhuVilla NauticaNorth Malé Atoll
LhohifushiAdaaran Select HudhuranfushiNorth Malé Atoll
MaadhooOzen by Atmosphere at MadhooSouth Malé Atoll
MahaanaélhihuraaRihiveli The Dream by Save The Dream MaldivesSouth Malé Atoll
MakunudhooMakunudu IslandNorth Malé Atoll
MakunufushiComo Coco IslandSouth Malé Atoll
MedhufinolhuOne & Only Reethi RahNorth Malé Atoll
MeerufenfushiMeeru Island Resort & SpaNorth Malé Atoll
NakachchaafushiHuvafen Fushi MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll
Olhahali/OlhuhaliLux* North Malé AtollNorth Malé AtollOpening October 2018.
OlhuveliOlhuveli Beach & SpaSouth Malé Atoll
Ran-naalhiAdaaran Club RannalhiSouth Malé Atoll
ThulhaagiriThulhagiri Island Resort and Spa MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll
VaadhooAdaaran Prestige VadooSouth Malé Atoll
VabbinfaruBanyan Tree VabbinfaruNorth Malé Atoll
VelassaruVelassaru MaldivesSouth Malé Atoll
VeliganduhuraaAnantara Veli MaldivesSouth Malé Atoll
VihamanaafushiKurumba MaldivesNorth Malé AtollThe first resort island in the Maldives.
VillingilivaruFormerly Dream Island MaldivesSouth Malé AtollThis resort is closed.
ZiyaaraiffushiSummer Island MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll

Other Uninhabited Islands

NameCurrent useCoordinatesGeographic Atoll/IslandRemarks
AarahNorth Malé Atoll
AkirifushiNorth Malé Atoll
DhoonidhooDetention facilityNorth Malé Atoll
Erruh-huraaSouth Malé Atoll
FeydhoofinolhuNorth Malé Atoll
FunadhooOil storageNorth Malé Atoll
GirifushiMilitary BaseNorth Malé Atoll
GulheegaathuhuraaStaff accommodation for nearby resortSouth Malé Atoll
HuraaganduNorth Malé Atoll
KagiNorth Malé Atoll
KalhuhuraaSouth Malé Atoll
Kanduoih-giriNorth Malé Atoll
KudafinolhuSouth Malé Atoll
LhosfushiSouth Malé Atoll
MadivaruNorth Malé Atoll
ManiyafushiSouth Malé Atoll
OligandufinolhuSouth Malé Atoll
RasfariNorth Malé Atoll
ThanburudhooNorth Malé Atoll
ThilafushiIndustrialNorth Malé Atoll
ThunbafushiIndustrialNorth Malé Atoll
VaagaliSouth Malé Atoll
VabboahuraaNorth Malé Atoll
VammaafushiNorth Malé Atoll
VelifaruGaafaru Atoll
VillingilimathidhahuraaNorth Malé Atoll

References

  • Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
  • Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
  • Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.

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