Kulhudhuffushi

Kulhudhuffushi City
Capital Island of South Thiladhunmathi atoll
Kulhudhuffushi City is located in Maldives
Kulhudhuffushi City
Kulhudhuffushi City
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 6°37′21.04″N 73°4′12.9″E / 6.6225111°N 73.070250°E / 6.6225111; 73.070250
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollThiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé274.96 km (170.85 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length2.900 km (1.802 mi)
 • Width1.800 km (1.118 mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total15,875 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)
Websitekulhudhuffushicity.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.

  1. ^ "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.