Muli (Meemu Atoll)

Muli (Dhivehi: މުލި) is the capital of Meemu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives.

Muli
Inhabited island
Muli Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 2°55′18.84″N 73°34′52.9″E
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Meemu Atoll
Distance to Malé	138.83 km (86.26 mi)
Dimensions
• Length	1.525 km (0.948 mi)
• Width	0.600 km (0.373 mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	949
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

History

Muli was one of the ten Maldivian islands worst affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[2]

Geography

The island is 138.83 km (86 mi; 75 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.^[3] The land area of the island was described as being 37.4 ha (92 acres) in 2018.^[4] However, in 2017, a land reclamation scheme was completed, which increased the land area by 40 ha (99 acres),^[5] but which may not be reflected by the latter-dated figure.

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	746	—
2021	1,013	+35.8%
2022	949	−6.3%
2006-2014-2022: Census populations Source: [6][1]

Healthcare

Muli has a pharmacy.^[7] Has Regional Hospital with specialist like Gynecologist, Peadiatrician, General Surgeon, Aneasthetist and General Medical officers, Dental officer, Physical Therapist. Other facilities like X-ray, Laboratory services also available. Mulee Physical Therapy department is one of best in Maldives, patients are visiting from near by Island and from other Atoll too take a good therapy from here.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Infrastructure

On 26 March 2021 BML introduces Self-Service Banking in Meemu Muli