Capital city · Maldives · Asia
Male
Kaafu Atoll · Maldives
City population
103,693
#1
in Maldives
#5,531
worldwide
About Male
Male is the capital of Maldives, with a city population of 103,693. It is the 1st largest of the 1 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Maldives, and the 5,531st largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kaafu Atoll
Coordinates
4.175, 73.509
Record updated
6 August 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 1 in MaldivesClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.