Атолл Мале: административное деление и географические особенности

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. 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 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.

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.

NamePopulation Coordinates Geographic Atoll/Island RemarksDhiffushi 967 North Male Atoll Gaafaru 1,013 Gaafaru Atoll Gulhi 832 South Male Atoll Guraidhoo 1,580 South Male Atoll Himmafushi 1,334 North Male Atoll Huraa 1,014 North Male Atoll Kaashidhoo 1,728 Kaashidhoo Island Maafushi 2,631 South Male Atoll Thulusdhoo 1,133 North Male Atoll Capital of the Malé Atoll administrative division.

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 Name Coordinates Geographic Atoll RemarksAsdhoo Asdu Sun Island Resort North Male Atoll Akirifushi Oblu Select at Sangeli North Male Atoll Opening in July 2018. BarosBaros Island Resort North Male Atoll BiyaadhooBiyadhoo Island Resort South Male Atoll BodubandosBandos Maldives Resort North Male Atoll BodufinolhuFun Island Resort South Male Atoll BoduhithiCoco Bodu Hithi Resort North Male Atoll BoduhuraaNaladhu Private Island South Male Atoll BolifushiJumeirah Vittaveli South Male Atoll DhigufinolhuAnantara Dhigu Maldives Resort South Male Atoll EnboodhooEmbudu Village South Male Atoll EnboodhoofinolhuTaj Exotica Resort & Spa South Male Atoll Eriyadhoosmartline Eriyadu North Male Atoll FarukolhufushiFormerly Club Med and then Club Faru North Male Atoll The resort is closed. The island is now part of the Hulhumale land reclamation. FihalhohiFihalhohi Island Resort South Male Atoll Furan nafushiThe Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa North Male Atoll GasfinolhuClub Med The Finolhu Villas North Male Atoll GiraavaruCentara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives North Male Atoll HelengeliOblu by Atmosphere at Helengeli North Male Atoll HenbadhooVivanta by Taj Coral Reef Maldives North Male Atoll IhuruAngsana Ihuru North Male Atoll KandoomaafushiHoliday Inn Resort Kandooma South Male Atoll KanifinolhuClub Med KaniNorth Male Atoll KanuhuraaCinnamon Dhonveli MaldivesNorth Male Atoll KodhipparuGrand Park KodhipparuNorth Male Atoll KudabandosMalahini Kuda Bandos North Male Atoll KudahithiCoco Prive North Male Atoll KudahuraaFour Seasons Resort North Male Atoll LankanfinolhuParadise Island Maldives North Male Atoll LhohifushiAdaaran Select Hudhuranfushi North Male Atoll MaadhooOzen by Atmosphere at Madhoo South Male Atoll MahaanaélhihuraaRihiveli The Dream by Save The Dream Maldives South Male Atoll Since 1983, new management since May 2018 under Rihiveli The Dream MakunudhooMakunudu Island North Male Atoll MakunufushiComo Coco Island South Male Atoll Medhufinolhu One & Only Reethi Rah North Male Atoll Meerufenfushi Meeru Island Resort & Spa North Male Atoll Nakachchaafushi Huvafen Fushi Maldives North Male Atoll Olhahali/Olhuhali Lux* North Male Atoll North Male Atoll Opening October 2018. Olhuveli Olhuveli Beach & Spa South Male Atoll Ran naalhi Adaaran Club Rannalhi South Male Atoll Thulhaagiri Thulhagiri Island Resort and Spa Maldives North Male Atoll Vaadhoo Adaaran Prestige Vadoo South Male Atoll Vabbinfaru Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru North Male Atoll Velassaru Velassaru Maldives South Male Atoll Veliganduhuraa Anantara Veli Maldives South Male Atoll Vihamanaafushi Kurumba Maldives North Male Atoll This was the first resort island in the Maldives. Villingilivaru Formerly Dream Island Maldives South Male Atoll This resort is closed. Ziyaaraiffushi Summer Island Maldives North Male Atoll