Editing Malé (section)

===Subdivisions===
The city is divided into six divisions, four of which are on Malé Island: Henveiru, Galolhu, Maafannu, and MacchanGoalhi. The nearby island of [[Villingili (Villimalé)|Villimalé]], formerly a tourist resort and before that a prison, is the fifth division. The sixth division is [[Hulhumalé]], an [[artificial island]] settled since 2004. In addition, the [[Velana International Airport|airport Island]] Hulhulé is part of the city. Plans have been made to develop the ''Gulhifalhu'' reef, implementation began in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2007 |title=Gulhi Falhu project to begin early 2008 |url=http://www.miadhu.com/2007/10/local-news/gulhi-falhu-project-to-begin-early-2008-3873/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526072726/http://www.miadhu.com/2007/10/local-news/gulhi-falhu-project-to-begin-early-2008-3873/ |archive-date=26 May 2014 |newspaper=Miadhu Daily |location=Male'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 December 2010 |title=Pres. visits Gulhi Falhu |url=http://www.miadhu.com/2010/12/local-news/pres-visits-gulhi-falhu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228045624/http://www.miadhu.com/2010/12/local-news/pres-visits-gulhi-falhu/ |archive-date=28 December 2010 |access-date=26 May 2014 |newspaper=Miadhu Daily |location=Male'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2013 |title=Maldives first amusement park opens in Gulhi Falhu |url=http://minivannews.com/news-in-brief/maldives-first-amusement-park-opens-in-gulhi-falhu-72513 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526074334/http://minivannews.com/news-in-brief/maldives-first-amusement-park-opens-in-gulhi-falhu-72513 |archive-date=26 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |newspaper=Minivan News |location=Male'}}</ref>

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! align="right"|Nr.  || align="left"|Division  ||  align="right"| Area<br />([[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]])|| align="right"|Population<br />(2014 [[census]])
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|align="right"| 1||[[Henveiru]]|| align="center" |0.591|| align="center"|27,254
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|align="right"| 2||[[Galolhu]]|| align="center" |0.276|| align="center"|23,062
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|align="right"| 3||[[Machchangolhi]]|| align="center" |0.326|| align="center"|22,745
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|align="right"| 4||[[Maafannu]]|| align="center" |0.759|| align="center"|36,437
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|align="right"| 1-4|| '''Malé''' (island) || align="center"|'''1.952'''|| align="center"|'''109,498'''
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|align="right"| 5|| [[Villingili (Villimalé)|Villimalé]] || align="center"|0.318|| align="center"|7,516
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|align="right"| 6|| [[Hulhumalé]] || align="center"|4.0|| align="center" |14,843
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|align="right"| 7|| [[Hulhulé Island|Hulhulé]] || align="center"|3.0|| align="center" |-
|-style="background: #DDD;" | class="sortbottom"
|align="right"| 5-7|| '''Atolls'''|| align="center"|'''7.318'''|| align="center" |'''22,359'''
|-style="background: #DDD;" | class="sortbottom"
| align="right"| &nbsp;||'''Malé''' (city)|| align="center"| '''9.27'''  || align="center"|'''133,412'''
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[[File:Male maldives skyline.jpg|thumb|The skyline of Malé]]

The island of Malé is the [[List of islands by population density|eighth most densely populated island in the world]], and it is the [[List of islands by population|160th most populous island]] in the world. Since there is no surrounding countryside, all infrastructure has to be located in the city itself. Water is provided from desalinated ground water; the water works pumps brackish water from {{Convert|50|-|60|m|abbr=on}} deep wells in the city and desalinates that using [[reverse osmosis]].<ref name="WS-FAQ">{{Cite web |author= |title=Malé Water & Sewage FAQ |url=http://www.mwsc.com.mv/faqs/faq.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111101942/http://www.mwsc.com.mv/faqs/faq.shtml |archive-date=11 January 2008 |website=Male' Water and Sewerage Company}}</ref> Electric power is generated in the city using [[Diesel generator|diesel]] generators.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Corporate Profile |url=http://www.stelco.com.mv/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116203837/http://www.stelco.com.mv/about.html |archive-date=16 November 2007 |website=State Electric Company Limited}}</ref> Sewage is pumped unprocessed into the sea.<ref name="WS-FAQ" /> Solid waste is transported to nearby islands, where it is used to fill in lagoons. The [[Velana International Airport|airport]] was built in this way, and currently the [[Thilafushi]] lagoon is being filled in.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Management of Solid Waste and Sewage |url=http://www.rrcap.unep.org/reports/soe/maldives_solid.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324080029/http://www.rrcap.unep.org/reports/soe/maldives_solid.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2012 |website=[[United Nations Environment Programme]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Waheed |first=Abdullah |title=Gold in Garbage — the Experience from Maldives |url=http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Public_Information_&_Events_vol3-1_goldingar.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701161321/http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Public_Information_%26_Events_vol3-1_goldingar.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2007 |website=[[World Health Organization]]}}</ref>

Many government buildings and agencies are located on the waterfront. [[Velana International Airport]] is on adjacent [[Hulhulé Island]] which includes a seaplane base for internal transportation. Several land reclamation projects have expanded the harbour.