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Hulhumale

ހުޅުމާލެ

  • 66,526People (2022)
  • 5.3 kmFrom Malé
  • 2.0 km²Land area
  • 7Species recorded
  • KKaafu
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About Hulhumale

Hulhumale is an inhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 5.3 km north-east of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 66,526 people, 280% more than in 2014. Its land area is about 2.0 km². Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Species recorded on Hulhumale 7

Blue Pansy Butterfly (Junonia orithya)Blue Pansy Butterfly (Junonia orithya)Wandering Midget – Agriocnemis pygmaeaWandering Midget – Agriocnemis pygmaeaIschnura senegalensis – Common Bluetail DamselflyIschnura senegalensis – Common Bluetail DamselflyOrothalassodes falsariaOrothalassodes falsariaButterfly Tree – Javvahiru gasButterfly Tree – Javvahiru gasTetragonal Fiddler CrabTetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragononBullet Wood – Moonima މޫނިމާBullet Wood – Moonima މޫނިމާ

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 3.2 kmShipwreckMaldives Victory WreckKaafu · 5 ha · 4.0 kmDive siteNassimo Thila (Lankan Thila)Kaafu · 264 ha · 7.9 kmDive siteHans Hass Place (Gulhi Falhu)Kaafu · 11 ha · 9.3 kmIsland reserveThanburudhoo RegionKaafu · 316 ha · 12.4 kmDive siteLions Head (Thilafalhu Miyaruvani)Kaafu · 150 ha · 13.2 km

Nearest islands

  1. FarukolhufushiResort island2.1 km north
  2. VihamanaafushiResort island2.8 km north-west
  3. HulhuleUninhabited island2.8 km south-west
  4. DhoonidhooUninhabited island3.4 km south-west
  5. FonadhooUninhabited island4.0 km south-west
  6. GaaganduUninhabited island4.2 km north

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHuraaKaashidhooMaafushiMaléThulusdhooVilingiliAll islands of the atoll →

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Island data: Wikidata (CC0) and the island register used by the Dhiveshi almanac; population from the Maldives Population and Housing Census (2014, 2022) where available. Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, satellite imagery © Esri. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are credited with their author and licence.