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Inhabited island · Kaafu Atoll

Maafushi

  • 4,499People (2022)
  • 26 kmFrom Malé
  • KKaafu
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About Maafushi

Maafushi is an inhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 26 km south of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 4,499 people, 49% more than in 2014. Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteGuraidhoo KanduolhiKaafu · 351 ha · 5.7 km

Nearest islands

  1. VammaafushiUninhabited island1.2 km north-east
  2. MakunufushiResort island3.3 km south-west
  3. BoduhuraaResort island3.4 km north-east
  4. DhigufinolhuResort island3.8 km north
  5. VeliganduhuraaResort island3.9 km north-east
  6. BiyaadhooResort island4.2 km south-west

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHulhumaleHuraaKaashidhooMaléThulusdhooVilingiliAll 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.