Malé
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Malé (Dhivehi: މާލެ), (pronooncit: /məːle/) is the caipital an maist populous ceity in the Republic o Maldives. It is locatit at the soothern edge o North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll). It is ane o the admeenistrative diveesions o the Maldives an aw. Tradeetionally it wis the Keeng's Island, frae whaur the auncient Maldive Ryal dynasties ruled an whaur the palace wis locatit. The ceity wis cried Mahal an aw. Umwhile it wis a wawed ceity surroondit bi fortifications an gates (doroshi). The Ryal Palace (Gan'duvaru) wis destroyed alang wi the picturesque forts (kotte) an bastions (buruzu) when the ceity wis remodelled unner Preses Ibrahim Nasir's rule efter the aboleetion o the monarchy. In recent years, the island haes been considerably expandit throu landfillin operations. Ower the years thare hae been mony coup attempts an protests centred in Male as a result o demand for greater democracy in the Maldives.
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Malé މާލެ | |
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Ceity | |
Aerial view o the hale o Malé proper on the eponymous island | |
Coordinates: 04°10′31″N 073°30′32″E | |
Kintra | Maldives |
Geografic atoll | North Malé Atoll |
Govrenment | |
• Cooncil | Malé Ceity Cooncil (MDP) |
• Mayor | Shifa Mohammed |
Area | |
• Urban | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
• Metro | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
Metro aurie includes Hulhulé an Hulhumalé an aw. | |
Elevation | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Ceity | 133,412[1] |
• Density | 23002/km2 (59,570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MVT) |
Assigned Letter | T |
Area code(s) | 331, 332, 333, 334 |
ISO 3166 code | MV-MLE |
Awtho Malé is geographically locatit in Male, Kaafu Atoll, admeenistratively it is no considered pairt o it. The central pairt o the ceity is formed bi Malé Island. Three mair islands are pairt o the ceity. A commercial harbour is locatit on Malé Island. It is the hert o aw commercial activities in the kintra.
The central island is hivily urbanizit, wi the biggit-up aurie takin up essentially its entire landmass. Slichtly less nor ane third o the naition's population lives in the caipital ceity, an the population haes increased frae 20,000 fowk in 1987 tae 100,000 fowk in 2006. Mony, if no maist, Maldivians an foreign wirkers in Maldives fynd thairsels in occasional short term residence on the island syne it is the anerlie entry pynt tae the naition an the centre o aw admeenistration an bureaucracy.