Kaafu Atoll is the code name 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.
Kaafu Atoll | |
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| Malé Atoll | |
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 Location of Kaafu in Maldives | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Corresponding geographic atoll(s) | Malé Atoll |
| Location | 4°25′N 73°30′E / 4.417°N 73.500°E |
| Capital | Thulusdhoo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Atoll Council |
| • President of Atoll Council | Mohamed Nimal[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,238 |
| Letter code | H |
| Dhivehi letter code | K (ކ) |
| • Number of islands | 107 |
| • Inhabited islands | Dhiffushi Gaafaru Gulhi Guraidhoo Himmafushi Huraa Kaashidhoo Maafushi Malé Thulusdhoo |
| • Uninhabited islands and Male’ | Aarah, 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* |
| Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. | |
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
editKaafu 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
editThe 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
edit| Name | Population[2] | Coordinates[3] | Geographic Atoll/Island |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhiffushi | 967 | 4°26′31″N 73°42′49″E / 4.44194°N 73.71361°E | North Malé Atoll | |
| Gaafaru | 1,013 | 4°44′09″N 73°30′00″E / 4.73583°N 73.50000°E | Gaafaru Atoll | |
| Gulhi | 832 | 3°59′25″N 73°30′32″E / 3.99028°N 73.50889°E | South Malé Atoll | |
| Guraidhoo | 1,580 | 3°54′02″N 73°28′05″E / 3.90056°N 73.46806°E | South Malé Atoll | |
| Himmafushi | 1,334 | 4°18′32″N 73°34′16″E / 4.30889°N 73.57111°E | North Malé Atoll | |
| Huraa | 1,014 | 4°20′01″N 73°36′03″E / 4.33361°N 73.60083°E | North Malé Atoll | |
| Kaashidhoo | 1,728 | 4°57′20″N 73°27′40″E / 4.95556°N 73.46111°E | Kaashidhoo Island | |
| Maafushi | 2,631 | 3°56′26″N 73°29′22″E / 3.94056°N 73.48944°E | South Malé Atoll | |
| Thulusdhoo | 1,133 | 4°22′26″N 73°39′03″E / 4.37389°N 73.65083°E | North Malé Atoll | Capital of the Malé Atoll administrative division. |
Resort islands
editResort 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.[4]
- ^ Since 1983, new management since May 2018 under Rihiveli The Dream Archived 2020-12-22 at the Wayback Machine.
Other Uninhabited Islands
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