Malé (island)
| Malé (island) | ||
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| Waters | Lakkadive Sea (Indian Ocean) | |
| Archipelago | North Male Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 10 '28 " N , 73 ° 30' 34" E | |
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| length | 2.9 km | |
| width | 1.3 km | |
| surface | 1.952 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 1 m | |
| Residents | 92,555 47,415 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Times | |
On the island of Malé in the center of the Maldives there are the four original (from now a total of six) districts of the Maldivian capital Malé :
Hen.
Gal.
Mac.
Maa.
← Gulhi Falhu
Main island of Malé :
Gal. = 1 Galolhu
Hen. = 2 Henveiru
Maa. = 3 Maafannu
Mac. = 4 Machchangolhi
The island is part of the North Malé Atoll . Its land area of about 1.952 km² is almost completely built up, with the exception of parks such as the central Sultan Park or Lonuziyaaraikolhu in the southeast.
The island of Malé is populated by 92,555 inhabitants on 195.2 hectares. With 47,416 inhabitants per square kilometer, it has the third highest population density , which is only surpassed by the tiny Santa Cruz del Islote ( Colombia ) and the Hong Kong island of Ap Lei Chau .
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Wiktionary: Malé - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
