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Kulhudhuffushi
ކުޅުދުއްފުށި | |
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| Kulhudhuffushi City | |
  Kulhudhuffushi Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 6°37′21.04″N 73°4′12.9″E / 6.6225111°N 73.070250°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 274.96 km (170.85 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Body | Kulhudhuffushi City Council |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Athif[1] (MDP) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.900 km (1.802 mi) |
| • Width | 1.800 km (1.118 mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,875 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Website | kulhudhuffushicity.gov.mv |
Kulhudhuffushi (Dhivehi: ކުޅުދުއްފުށި) is the capital of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division on Thiladhunmathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. Kulhudhuffushi is known as the "Heart of the North". The island is famous for its mangroves (kulhi), after which the island itself is named.
- ^ "ކައުންސިލަރުންގެ މައުލޫމާތު" [Councilors]. -Local Government Authority (in Divehi). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 33. Retrieved 10 August 2018.