Mulah

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mulah

| native_name_lang = dv

| settlement_type = Inhabited island

| pushpin_map = Maldives

| pushpin_relief = y

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maldives

| coordinates = {{coord|02|56|50|N|73|35|05|E|region:MV|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Maldives

| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll

| subdivision_type2 = Administrative atoll

| subdivision_name2 = Meemu Atoll

| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé

| subdivision_name3 = {{convert|136.06|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| seat_type = Capital

| parts_type = Geographic atolls

| parts_style = list

| leader_title = Council

| leader_title3 = Mayor

| leader_title4 = Island Chief

| unit_pref = Metric

| length_km = 1.400

| width_km = 0.500

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Census-Summary-Tables1.pdf|title=Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014|page=35|work=Population and Households Census 2014|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=7 August 2018}}

| population_total = 3975 (including foreigners)

| population_as_of = 2018

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = {{abbr|MST|Maldives Standard Time}}

| utc_offset = +05:00

| postal_code_type = Assigned Letter

| postal2_code_type = Assigned Letter {{small|(Dhivehi)}}

| area_code_type = Area code(s)

| blank_name_sec2 = Number of Islands

| blank1_name_sec2 = Inhabited

| blank2_name_sec2 = Uninhabited

| blank3_name_sec2 = Total

}}

Mulah (Dhivehi: މުލައް) or Boli Mulah is one of the inhabited islands of Meemu Atoll.

Geography

The island is {{convert|136.06|km|mi nmi|0|abbr=on}} south of the country's capital, Malé.{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=4.175278+73.508889&to=2.947222+73.584722&units=k|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=Boulter.com|access-date=7 August 2018}} The land area of the island is {{convert|68.4|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/07/1.5.pdf|title=Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality|work=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024217/http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/07/1.5.pdf|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}} The island was described as having an area of {{convert|57.8|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.atolls.gov.mv/islands.asp?atoll_letter=K%20%20&islandcode=K4%20&atolldhiv=Meemu|title=Mulah|work=Ministry of Atolls Development|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155747/http://www.atolls.gov.mv/islands.asp?atoll_letter=K%20%20&islandcode=K4%20&atolldhiv=Meemu|archive-date=30 September 2007}}

Demography

{{Historical populations

|align = center

|2006 |1129

|2014 |1195

|footnote = 2006–2014: Census populations

|source = {{cite web|url=http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/3.3.pdf|title=Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands|work=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=7 August 2018}}

}}

Healthcare

Boli Mulah has a medical centre and a pharmacy.{{cite web|url=https://allied.mv/resources/page/file/Medical%20Center%20Panel_2018%20Expatriate%282%29.pdf|title=Panel of Medical Centers|work=Allied Insurance Company|access-date=16 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024554/https://allied.mv/resources/page/file/Medical%20Center%20Panel_2018%20Expatriate(2).pdf |archive-date= Aug 15, 2018 }}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.environment.gov.mv/v1/news/meemu-atoll-mulah-island-water-supply-and-sewerage-facilities-inaugurated/|title=Meemu atoll Mulah island water supply and sewerage facilities inaugurated|work=Ministry of Environment and Energy|date=16 March 2014|access-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023258/http://www.environment.gov.mv/v1/news/meemu-atoll-mulah-island-water-supply-and-sewerage-facilities-inaugurated/ |archive-date= 17 August 2018 }} The sewage system was officially opened in July 2018 by President Abdulla Yameen.{{cite news|url=https://mvnews.mv/2018/07/10/mvr-112-million-spent-on-mulah-despite-prior-negligence-hep-yameen/|title=MVR 112 Million Spent on Mulah Despite Prior Negligence – HEP Yameen|work=Maldives News|date=10 July 2018|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023216/https://mvnews.mv/2018/07/10/mvr-112-million-spent-on-mulah-despite-prior-negligence-hep-yameen/|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

References

Category:Populated places in the Maldives

Category:Islands of the Maldives