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Fuvahmulah () is an island (atoll) in the Maldives. It is under Maldives' administrative division of Gnaviyani (or Nyaviyani) Atoll. The island is the second southernmost administrative atoll, located to the south of Huvadhu Atoll and to the north of Seenu Atoll. It's also the third most populous island after Malé and Addu.

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Place details

Locality
ފުވައްމުލައް
Region
ފުވައްމުލައް
Country
ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ
Population
11,140
Timezone
Indian/Maldives

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Fuvahmulah
Settlement.native_name
ފުވައްމުލަކު
Settlement.native_name_lang
dv
Settlement.settlement_type
Inhabited island
Settlement.image_skyline
Fuvahmulah.jpg
Settlement.caption
Satellite image of Fuvahmulah
Settlement.pushpin_map
Maldives
Settlement.pushpin_relief
y
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Maldives
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Maldives
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Geographic atoll
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gnaviyani Atoll
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Distance to Malé
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.parts_type
Geographic atolls

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Encyclopedic overview

29 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Recent history
  • Geography
  • Environment
  • Natural phenomena
  • Climate
  • Local government
  • Municipal divisions
  • Dhadimagu
  • Dhiguvaandu
  • Hoadhadu
  • Maadhadu
  • Maalegan
  • Miskiymagu
  • Funaadu
  • Dhoondigan
  • Demography
  • Services
  • Communications
  • Transport
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Law enforcement and security UN
  • Notable figures
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Fuvahmulah () is an island (atoll) in the Maldives. It is under Maldives' administrative division of Gnaviyani (or Nyaviyani) Atoll. The island is the second southernmost administrative atoll, located to the south of Huvadhu Atoll and to the north of Seenu Atoll. It's also the third most populous island after Malé and Addu.

The inhabitants of the island speak a distinctive dialect of the Dhivehi language, locally known as "Fuvahmulaki baha."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fuvahmulah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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