Maldives Cities, Cities in Maldives

Maldives cities are the areas where most of the population of Maldives lives in. These cities are also popular tourist destinations. Male is the most important city in the country and it is also the capital of Maldives. Other important cities in the country are Gan and Hulhumale.

Important Maldives cities

are given below:

Male

Male is the capital and most densely inhabited city in the Republic of Maldives. Situated at the southern end of North Male Island, the city is also known as Kaafu Island. Male is one of the administrative divisions of the country. Conventionally, it was the island of the King, from where the olden Maldive Royal family governed and where the palace was situated. The city was also known as Mahal. Previously, Male was a fenced city, enclosed by munitions and entrances (doroshi). Gan'duvaru, or the Royal Palace was demolished together with the beautiful fortresses (kotte) and citadels (buruzu) when the city was modernized under the reign of President Ibrahim Nasir once the kingdom was removed from power. Of late, the island has been substantially extended with landfilling activities. The official airline of the Maldives, Maldivian, is headquartered in Male

In spite of the fact that Male is geologically situated in the Kaafu Atoll, it is not regarded as a portion governmentally. Male Island comprises the core area of the city. There are three other islands that form the city. A business port is situated on Male Island. It works as the center of all business and trade operations in the nation.

The main island is extremely developed, with the urbanized region typically occupying almost the whole atoll. The population of Male is somewhat lower than 33% of the entire population of the country. Majority of international laborers and inhabitants of Maldives look for temporary residences in the country because it is the only gateway to the Maldives. Male is a major bureaucratic and administrative hub in the country.

Dhidhdhoo

Dhidhdhoo serves as the capital of Haa Alif island administrative division in the Maldives. The island is located on the northwestern point of Tiladummati Island and segregated from the Ihavandhippolhu Island by the deep Gallandhoo Kandu waterway.

Kulhudhuffushi

Kulhudhuffushi serves as the capital of the administrative division of Haa Dhaalu Atoll. Physically, it is a portion of the Thiladhummathi Atoll to the north of the Maldives.
Kulhudhuffushi is one of the largest and densely populated islands in the Northern Maldives region. The inhabitants of this city are famous for working in freight ships and shark hunting. The island underwent huge losses as a result of storms and floods in 1812, 1819, and 1921. Kulhudhuffushi also suffered after the Keylakunu storm.

Naifaru

Naifaru serves as the capital of Lhaviyani Island in Maldives. It is located at a distance of 88 miles or 142 km north of Male. The overall area of the city is 53 hectares, comprising the area of the island lately extended by repossessing the bordering water bodies of the island.

According to the census conducted in 2006, the population of Naifaru is 3,687, representing 1.23% of the overall population of Maldives. In comparison to the census conducted in 2000, Naifaru has a somewhat negative rise in population (-0.09%).
Among all the islands in Maldives, Naifaru is the 5th most densely populated island.

Hulhumale

Hulhumale or HulhuleMale is a reclaimed island, situated in the south of North Male Island. This man-made island was recovered to set up a new atoll necessary to satisfy the present and upcoming residential, industrial, and business growth requirements of the Male area. The official colony was opened by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on May 12, 2004.
A government-operated corporation known as Housing Development Corporation (erstwhile Hulhumale Development C-operation/Hulhumale Development Unit) oversees the improvement and handling of the island. This was founded on March 23, 2005.

Eydhafushi

Eydhafushi is the capital of Baa Atoll. It is known for Eydhafushian Beauties.

Mahibadhoo

Mahibadhoo serves as the capital of Alif Dhaal Atoll. It is an island, which is situated at a distance of 42 nautical miles southwest of Male. The stretch of the island is 1.5 miles and it is 0.75 miles wide. Major areas in the island include the following:

• Atoll house
• Atoll office
• Atoll Education Center
• Atoll Hospital
• Mahibadhoo Social Center
• Police Station
• Historical Mosque
• Bank of Maldives Mahibadhoo Branch
• Football stadium
• Masgid Al-ihsan Mosque
  The city has a population of 2,010 people. Mahibadhoo is the center of many commercial activities like handicraft, tourism, fishing, vessel building, construction, and woodwork. Tourism industry is the most significant income generator in the area.
  
  

  Gan

  
  Gan is the southernmost island of the Maldives, as well as the southernmost island of Seenu Atoll. It is comparatively big by Maldive standards.
  The island is the second biggest island of the atoll, following Hithadhoo, and covers an area of 2.2561 km². Gan Island was earlier colonized, but its residents were shifted to bordering islands once the British naval and airbase was constructed. The island had been constantly having human occupancy from very prehistoric ages. There were big irrigated areas of casava, yam plants, and coconut plants on this island. The word "Gan" has been derived from the Sanskrit word "Grama", implying "village".
  
  Gan Island now features a hotel and an airport, satisfying various needs of the tourists and is joined by land bridges to the adjacent islands of Maradu, Feydu, and Hithadhoo.
  
  

  Fuvahmulah

  
  Fuvahmulah is a big individual island (of its own accord, a little separate atoll) in the Maldives. Fuvahmulah is one of the administrative divisions of the country under the name Nyaviyani Atoll or Gnaviyani Atoll. The residents here converse in a particular type of the Dhivehi dialect, called as Mulaki baha.
  
  The name of this island suggests "Island of the Areca nut palms", Fuvah (or "Fua") in the regional language. Other cities in the world such as Guwahati in Assam, India and Penang in Malaysia have also been named after this nut. The original name of the island could have just been Mulah, but was named Fuvahmulah (the Mulah with the arecanut palms) to differentiate it from Boli Mulah – one more major island in prehistoric Maldives.
  
  A number of geography experts and the navigation maps utilized the name of the island as Fua Mulaku. In old French maps, the island came out with the name Poue Molluque.
  
  

  Hithaadhoo

  
  Hithaadhoo serves as the capital of Seenu Atoll, the southernmost atoll of the Maldives, as well as of Dhekunu Province in the South. The city is located on the island of the same name, the westernmost part of Seenu (Addu Atoll). In terms of population, Hithaadhoo ranks second after Male, the capital of the country.
  
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