Mulah
Mulah | |
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Inhabited island | |
Mulah Location in Maldives | |
Coordinates: 02°56′50″N 73°35′05″E / 2.94722°N 73.58472°ECoordinates: 02°56′50″N 73°35′05″E / 2.94722°N 73.58472°E | |
Country | Maldives |
Administrative atoll | Meemu Atoll |
Distance to Malé | 136.06 km (84.54 mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1.400 km (0.870 mi) |
• Width | 0.500 km (0.311 mi) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 1,275 (including foreigners) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Mulah (Dhivehi: މުލައް) or Boli Mulah is one of the inhabited islands of Meemu Atoll.
Geography
The island is 136.06 km (85 mi; 73 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2] The land area of the island is 68.4 ha (169 acres) in 2018.[3] The island was described as having an area of 57.8 ha (143 acres) in 2007.[4]
Demography
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
2006 | 1,129 | — |
2014 | 1,195 | +5.8% |
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [5] |
Healthcare
Boli Mulah has a pharmacy.[6]
Utilities
Sewage facilities were contracted to be built by September 2015, and safe drinking water was contracted to be provided for the island from December 2014.[7] The sewage system was officially opened in July 2018 by President Abdulla Yameen.[8]
References
- ↑ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 35. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mulah". Ministry of Atolls Development. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ↑ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Panel of Medical Centers" (PDF). Allied Insurance Company. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Meemu atoll Mulah island water supply and sewerage facilities inaugurated". Ministry of Environment and Energy. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ "MVR 112 Million Spent on Mulah Despite Prior Negligence – HEP Yameen". Maldives News. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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