Malé

Summary

Malé is a city^[1]. Malé ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,842 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Malé is located in Kaafu Atoll^[3].
• Malé is in the country of Maldives^[4].
• Malé is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5].
• Malé's head of government is recorded as Adam Azim^[6].
• Malé's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Malé's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[8].
• Malé's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Malé's instance of is recorded as largest city^[10].
• Malé's instance of is recorded as national capital^[11].
• Malé's official language is recorded as Maldivian^[12].
• Malé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colombo^[13].
• Malé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaohsiung^[14].
• Malé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Djibouti^[15].
• Malé's postal code is recorded as 20002 - 20003^[16].
• Malé is part of Kaafu Atoll^[17].
• Malé's Commons category is recorded as Malé^[18].
• Malé's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[19].
• Malé's local dialing code is recorded as 331, 332, 333, 334^[20].
• 500 marks the founding of Malé^[21].
• Malé's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4.175, 'lon': 73.508333333333}^[22].
• Malé's official website is recorded as https://malecity.gov.mv/en^[23].
• Malé's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malé^[24].
• Malé's Commons gallery is recorded as Malé^[25].
• Malé has a population of {'amount': '+103693'}^[26].
• Malé has a population of {'amount': '+133019'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Malé is in the country of Maldives^[4]. Malé is located in Kaafu Atoll^[3]. Malé is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5]. Malé is part of Kaafu Atoll^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Malé covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.8'}^[28]. Malé sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+103693'}^[26], {'amount': '+133019'}^[27], and {'amount': '+252768'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], first-level administrative division^[8], big city^[9], largest city^[10], and national capital^[11].

History and Context

500 marks the founding of Malé^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Malé include Velana International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Maldives^[33].

Why It Matters

Malé ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,842 views/month).^[2] Malé has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Malé is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Malé include Velana International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Maldives^[33].