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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_territorial_de_Maldivas" title="Organización territorial de Maldivas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Organización territorial de Maldivas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88" title="تقسیمات کشوری مالدیو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تقسیمات کشوری مالدیو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivision_administrative_des_Maldives" title="Subdivision administrative des Maldives – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Subdivision administrative des Maldives" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AA%B0%EB%94%94%EB%B8%8C%EC%9D%98_%ED%96%89%EC%A0%95_%EA%B5%AC%EC%97%AD" title="몰디브의 행정 구역 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="몰디브의 행정 구역" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%BE%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%AA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Մալդիվների վարչական բաժանում – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մալդիվների վարչական բաժանում" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembagian_administratif_Maladewa" title="Pembagian administratif Maladewa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pembagian administratif Maladewa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%99%D7%91%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D" title="מחוזות האיים המלדיביים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוזות האיים המלדיביים" data-language-autonym="עברית" 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class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_the_Maldives" title="Judiciary of the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Judiciary</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Maldives" title="Chief Justice of the Maldives">Chief Justice</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Muthasim_Adnan" title="Ahmed Muthasim Adnan">Ahmed Muthasim Adnan</a> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Maldives" title="Supreme Court of the Maldives">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_the_Maldives" title="High Court of the Maldives">High Court</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Maldives" title="Elections in the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Elections</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b>National Elections</b> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Maldivian_presidential_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Maldivian presidential elections">Presidential elections</a></b><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1952_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1952 Maldivian presidential election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1968 Maldivian presidential election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1973 Maldivian presidential election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1978 Maldivian presidential election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1983 Maldivian presidential election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1988 Maldivian presidential election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1993 Maldivian presidential election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1998 Maldivian presidential election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2003 Maldivian presidential election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2008 Maldivian presidential election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2013 Maldivian presidential election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2018 Maldivian presidential election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2023 Maldivian presidential election">2023</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Parliamentary Elections</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="1994 Maldivian parliamentary election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="1999 Maldivian parliamentary election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="2005 Maldivian parliamentary election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="2009 Maldivian parliamentary election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="2014 Maldivian parliamentary election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="2019 Maldivian parliamentary election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="2024 Maldivian parliamentary election">2024</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Referendums</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maldivian_constitutional_referendum,_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Maldivian constitutional referendum, 2007">2007 Referendum</a></li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_Maldives" title="List of political parties in the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Political parties</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b>Government</b> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Congress_(Maldives)" title="People's National Congress (Maldives)">Congress Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Party_of_Maldives" title="Progressive Party of Maldives">Progressive Party</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Others</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maldives_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Maldives Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jumhooree_Party" title="Jumhooree Party">Jumhooree Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adhaalath_Party" title="Adhaalath Party">Adhaalath Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives_Third_Way_Democrats" title="Maldives Third Way Democrats">Maldives Third Way Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives_Reform_Movement" title="Maldives Reform Movement">Maldives Reform Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives_National_Party" title="Maldives National Party">Maldives National Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives_Development_Alliance" title="Maldives Development Alliance">Maldives Development Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Democrats_(Maldives)" title="The Democrats (Maldives)">The Democrats</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Administrative divisions</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Administrative divisions of the Maldives</a></b> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atolls_of_the_Maldives" title="Atolls of the Maldives">Natural atolls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islands_of_the_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="Islands of the Maldives">Islands</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Maldives" title="Foreign relations of the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Foreign relations</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Maldives)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></b> <p><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Maldives)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (Maldives)">Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Moosa_Zameer" title="Moosa Zameer">Moosa Zameer</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_Maldives" title="List of diplomatic missions of the Maldives">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_the_Maldives" title="List of diplomatic missions in the Maldives">in the Maldives</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maldivian_passport" title="Maldivian passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Maldivian_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="Visa policy of Maldives">Visa policy</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economic_aid_to_the_Maldives" title="Economic aid to the Maldives">Foreign aid</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Maldives_relations" title="India–Maldives relations">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93Maldives_relations" title="China–Maldives relations">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="Maldives–Turkey relations">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Maldives–United States relations">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations" title="Maldives–United Arab Emirates relations">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Maldives–Pakistan relations">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations" title="Maldives–Sri Lanka relations">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93Russia_relations" title="Maldives–Russia relations">Russia</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/16px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/24px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, 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<b>Administrative Divisions of the Maldives</b> refers to the various units of government that provide <a href="/wiki/Local_government" title="Local government">local government</a> services in the <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a>. According to the Decentralization Act 2010, the administrative divisions of the Maldives would consist of atolls, islands, and cities; each administered by their own <a href="/wiki/Local_government" title="Local government">local council</a>, under the basic terms of <a href="/wiki/Home_rule" title="Home rule">home rule</a>. Geographically, the <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> are formed by a number of natural <a href="/wiki/Atolls_of_the_Maldives" title="Atolls of the Maldives">atolls</a> plus a few islands and isolated reefs which form a pattern from North to South. Administratively, there are currently 189 islands, 18 atolls and 4 cities in the <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="During_the_Gayyoom_presidency">During the Gayyoom presidency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: During the Gayyoom presidency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the presidency of <a href="/wiki/Maumoon_Abdul_Gayyoom" class="mw-redirect" title="Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom">Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom</a>, the administrative divisions consisted of 20 administrative atolls, all controlled by the central government in <a href="/wiki/Male%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Male'">Malé</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="During_the_Nasheed_presidency">During the Nasheed presidency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: During the Nasheed presidency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Seven_Provinces">Seven Provinces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Seven Provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, in an attempt of <a href="/wiki/Decentralization" title="Decentralization">decentralization</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Nasheed" title="Mohamed Nasheed">Nasheed</a> government divided the country into seven provinces. According to this system, the bill submitted by the government to decentralize the country was passed with the support of opposition-majority <a href="/wiki/Majlis_of_the_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="Majlis of the Maldives">parliament</a>, with their amendments to the bill. The final bill passed in 2010 by the parliament and ratified by the president saw the country's decentralisation as 21 constituencies. </p><p>The seven provinces were the following, followed by the atolls grouped within: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_North_Province,_Maldives" title="Upper North Province, Maldives">Upper North Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Haa_Alif_Atoll" title="Haa Alif Atoll">Haa Alif</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haa_Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Haa Dhaalu Atoll">Haa Dhaalu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shaviyani_Atoll" title="Shaviyani Atoll">Shaviyani</a> Atolls; capital: <a href="/wiki/Kulhudhuffushi" title="Kulhudhuffushi">Kulhudhuffushi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Province,_Maldives" title="North Province, Maldives">North Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Baa_Atoll" title="Baa Atoll">Baa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lhaviyani_Atoll" title="Lhaviyani Atoll">Lhaviyani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Noonu_Atoll" title="Noonu Atoll">Noonu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raa_Atoll" title="Raa Atoll">Raa</a> Atolls; capital: <a href="/wiki/Velidhoo_(Noonu_Atoll)" title="Velidhoo (Noonu Atoll)">Velidhoo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Province,_Maldives" title="North Central Province, Maldives">North Central Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Alif_Alif_Atoll" title="Alif Alif Atoll">Alif Alif</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alif_Dhaal_Atoll" title="Alif Dhaal Atoll">Alif Dhaal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaafu_Atoll" title="Kaafu Atoll">Kaafu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vaavu_Atoll" title="Vaavu Atoll">Vaavu</a> Atolls, and <a href="/wiki/Mal%C3%A9" title="Malé">Malé</a> City; capital: Thulusdhoo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Province,_Maldives" title="Central Province, Maldives">Central Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Dhaalu Atoll">Dhaalu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faafu_Atoll" title="Faafu Atoll">Faafu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meemu_Atoll" title="Meemu Atoll">Meemu</a> Atolls; capital: <a href="/wiki/Kudahuvadhoo" title="Kudahuvadhoo">Kudahuvadhoo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_South_Province,_Maldives" title="Upper South Province, Maldives">Upper South Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Kolhumadulu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolhumadulu">Thaa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laamu_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Laamu Atoll">Laamu</a> Atolls; capital: <a href="/wiki/Gan_(Laamu_Atoll)" title="Gan (Laamu Atoll)">Gan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Province,_Maldives" title="South Central Province, Maldives">South Central Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Alif_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaafu Alif Atoll">Gaafu Alif</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll">Gaafu Dhaalu</a> Atolls; capital: <a href="/wiki/Thinadhoo_(Gaafu_Dhaalu_Atoll)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thinadhoo (Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll)">Thinadhoo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Province,_Maldives" title="South Province, Maldives">South Province</a> (consisting of <a href="/wiki/Gnaviyani_Atoll" title="Gnaviyani Atoll">Gnaviyani</a> Atoll and <a href="/wiki/Addu_City" title="Addu City">Addu</a> City; capital: <a href="/wiki/Hithadhoo_(Addu)" title="Hithadhoo (Addu)">Hithadhoo</a>)</li></ul> <p>The seven provinces closely correspond to the historic divisions of <i>Uthuru Boduthiladhunmathi</i>. <i>Dhekunu Boduthiladhunmathi</i>, <i>Uthuru Medhu-Raajje</i>, <i>Medhu-Raajje</i>, <i>Dhekunu Medhu-Raajje</i>, <i>Huvadhu</i> (<i>Suvadive, Suvaidu or Suvadiva</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Addumulah</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Decentralization">Decentralization</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Decentralization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 October 2010, the government released a finalized list of the administrative constituencies established under the Decentralization Act. It listed 189 administrative constituencies. Out of these constituencies: </p> <ul><li>4 constituencies were declared "cities", as according to the criteria for determining cities in this act. These constituencies were <a href="/wiki/Male%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Male'">Male'</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fuvahmulah" title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kulhudhuffushi" title="Kulhudhuffushi">Kulhudhuffushi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seenu_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Seenu Atoll">Seenu Atoll</a>. After a referendum among the people, Seenu Atoll was renamed "<a href="/wiki/Addu_City" title="Addu City">Addu City</a>". Each city would be served by a city council.</li> <li>189 constituencies were declared "islands", as according to the criteria for determining islands in this act. These islands are grouped together into 17 atolls. Each atoll shall be served by an atoll council (which will be located on the capital island of the respective atoll), under which each island has its own island council.</li></ul> <p>Therefore, the final organization of the administrative divisions are as below: </p> <ul><li>17 atolls</li> <li>4 cities</li> <li>189 islands</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="National_Offices">National Offices</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: National Offices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the earlier provincial decentralization was rejected by Parliament, President <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Nasheed" title="Mohamed Nasheed">Nasheed</a> reinstated the concept through "National Administrations". The National Administrations of Maldives were in the same divisions as the earlier provinces, and the previous province offices were reinstated as the office of that National Administration, to which the atoll councils reported to accordingly. The National Administrations acted as an extension of the central government in <a href="/wiki/Male%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Male'">Male'</a> for the convenience of dealing with regional affairs. The National Administrations operated under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The seven National Administrations were:- </p> <ul><li>Upper North National Administration</li> <li>North National Administration</li> <li>North Central National Administration</li> <li>Central National Administration</li> <li>South Central National Administration</li> <li>Upper South National Administration</li> <li>South National Administration</li></ul> <p>Each administration was headed by a state minister assigned by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Maldives">president</a>. </p><p>All 7 National Offices were abolished by the <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Waheed_Hassan" title="Mohamed Waheed Hassan">Waheed</a> administration on 24 April 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_Council_Election_2011">Local Council Election 2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Local Council Election 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 5 February 2011, the country's first ever Local council elections were held to elect 188 island councils, 19 atoll councils and 2 city councils. The island of <a href="/wiki/Felivaru" class="mw-redirect" title="Felivaru">Felivaru</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Lhaviyani_Atoll" title="Lhaviyani Atoll">Lhaviyani Atoll</a> did not participate in the election, since being a newly declared inhabited island, did not have any person registered as a citizen of the island. As of May 2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the island council election for <a href="/wiki/Felivaru" class="mw-redirect" title="Felivaru">Felivaru</a> has yet to take place. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Divisions">Divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first-level divisions are cities and atolls. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City">City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A city is an inhabited area with a population of 10,000+. The criteria also includes a certain level of economic development and facilities available. A city has a "city council" which governs over the affairs of the city, and keeps communication with the central government. A city will not be included within an administrative atoll. A city has further subdivisions called "wards" or "districts". A city council will also govern over any uninhabited islands or resort islands within its designated area. There are four cities in Maldives. They are <a href="/wiki/Male%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Male'">Male'</a>, <a href="/wiki/Addu_City" title="Addu City">Addu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fuvahmulah" title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kulhudhuffushi" title="Kulhudhuffushi">Kulhudhuffushi</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atoll">Atoll</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Atoll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The administrative definition of an "atoll" differs from the actual meaning of the word '<a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atoll</a>'. While naturally, an "atoll" refers to a ring of islands, an "atoll" in the administrative sense, refers to a group of "island" class constituencies, not necessarily within the requirements of a natural atoll. While the majority of administrative atolls are indeed natural atolls, there are exceptions. Each administrative atoll has an "atoll council" which monitors the work of the "island councils" in the atoll, and keep communications with the central government. An atoll council also governs all uninhabited islands and resort islands in their area. There are 18 atolls in Maldives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Island">Island</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The administrative definition of an "island" differs from the actual meaning of the word '<a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a>'. While naturally, an "island" refers to a land-mass surrounded by water, an "island" in the administrative sense, refers to a specified inhabited area within an administrative atoll, which is governed over by an "island council". While the majority of "island" class constituencies are indeed natural islands. There are 189 such islands, each with its own island council. (Except for <a href="/wiki/Felivaru" class="mw-redirect" title="Felivaru">Felivaru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lhaviyani_Atoll" title="Lhaviyani Atoll">Lhaviyani Atoll</a>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Codes_and_Names_of_the_Administrative_Divisions">Codes and Names of the Administrative Divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Codes and Names of the Administrative Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Every first-level administrative division of the Maldives have the following: </p> <ol><li>An official name, for example <b>Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi</b> (meaning Thiladhunmathi North). <br /> This corresponds to the geographical Maldivian name of the Atoll.</li> <li>A Maldivian code letter, for example: <b>Haa Alifu</b>. When there are two letters, the second stands either for <b>"North"</b> (Alifu) or for <b>"South"</b> (Dhaalu). Alifu means Uthuruburi, and Dhaalu means Dhekunuburi.<br /> This code was adopted for convenience. It began in order to facilitate radio communication between the atolls and the central administration. As there are certain islands in different atolls that have the same name, for administrative purposes this code is quoted before the name of the island: for example, Baa Funadhoo, Kaafu Funadhoo, Gaafu-Alifu Funadhoo. This code denomination has been very much misused by foreigners and tourists who do not understand the proper use of these names, and the true Maldivian names have often been ignored in publications for tourists. Maldivians may use the letter code name in colloquial conversation, but in serious geographic, historical or cultural writings, the true geographical name always takes precedence.</li></ol> <ol><li>A Latin code letter, for example: (<b>A</b>). <br /> The Latin code letter is normally used in boat registration plates. The letter stands for the atoll and the number for the island.</li></ol> <p>Each atoll has a capital island. All islands of every atoll have their own official name. All cities have an official name, and names for their subdivisions. They also have a Latin code letter assigned to them. </p><p>Traditionally, Maldivians call the atolls ending in '-madulu' or '-mathi' by their name without adding the word 'Atoll' at the end. For example, it is correct to write simply <a href="/wiki/Kolhumadulu_Atoll" title="Kolhumadulu Atoll">Kolhumadulu</a>, without adding the word 'Atholhu' or 'Atoll'. This is also the case in the atoll known as <a href="/wiki/Faadhippolhu_Atoll" title="Faadhippolhu Atoll">Faadhippolhu</a> as well as the small detached atoll of <a href="/wiki/Fuvahmulah" title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First-level_administrative_Divisions_of_Maldives">First-level administrative Divisions of Maldives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: First-level administrative Divisions of Maldives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atolls">Atolls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Atolls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MV" title="ISO 3166-2:MV">ISO 3166-2:MV</a> </th> <th>Latin Letter </th> <th>Code Abbr. </th> <th>Local letter </th> <th>Code Name </th> <th>Official Name </th> <th>Capital </th> <th>Population <br /> (2022 census)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-07 </td> <td align="center">A </td> <td>HA </td> <td align="center">ހއ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haa_Alif_Atoll" title="Haa Alif Atoll">Haa Alif</a> </td> <td>Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhiddhoo_(Haa_Alif_Atoll)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhiddhoo (Haa Alif Atoll)">Didhdhoo</a> </td> <td>14,623 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-24 </td> <td align="center">C </td> <td>Sh </td> <td align="center">ށ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaviyani_Atoll" title="Shaviyani Atoll">Shaviyani</a> </td> <td>Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Funadhoo_(Shaviyani_Atoll)" title="Funadhoo (Shaviyani Atoll)">Funadhoo</a> </td> <td>13,698 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-25 </td> <td align="center">D </td> <td>N </td> <td align="center">ނ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noonu_Atoll" title="Noonu Atoll">Noonu</a> </td> <td>Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manadhoo" title="Manadhoo">Manadhoo</a> </td> <td>12,503 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-13 </td> <td align="center">E </td> <td>R </td> <td align="center">ރ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raa_Atoll" title="Raa Atoll">Raa</a> </td> <td>Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U%27ngoofaaru" class="mw-redirect" title="U'ngoofaaru">U'ngoofaaru</a> </td> <td>17,581 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-20 </td> <td align="center">F </td> <td>B </td> <td align="center">ބ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baa_Atoll" title="Baa Atoll">Baa</a> </td> <td>Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eydhafushi" title="Eydhafushi">Eydhafushi</a> </td> <td>10,631 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-03 </td> <td align="center">G </td> <td>Lh </td> <td align="center">ޅ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lhaviyani_Atoll" title="Lhaviyani Atoll">Lhaviyani</a> </td> <td>Faadhippolhu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naifaru" title="Naifaru">Naifaru</a> </td> <td>8,992 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-26 </td> <td align="center">H </td> <td>K </td> <td align="center">ކ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaafu_Atoll" title="Kaafu Atoll">Kaafu</a> </td> <td>Malé Atholhu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thulusdhoo_(Kaafu_Atoll)" title="Thulusdhoo (Kaafu Atoll)">Thulusdhoo</a> </td> <td>17,749 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-02 </td> <td align="center">U </td> <td>AA </td> <td align="center">އއ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alif_Alif_Atoll" title="Alif Alif Atoll">Alif Alif</a> </td> <td>Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rasdhoo" title="Rasdhoo">Rasdhoo</a> </td> <td>8,017 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-00 </td> <td align="center">I </td> <td>ADh </td> <td align="center">އދ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alif_Dhaal_Atoll" title="Alif Dhaal Atoll">Alif Dhaal</a> </td> <td>Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahibadhoo" title="Mahibadhoo">Mahibadhoo</a> </td> <td>10,540 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-04 </td> <td align="center">J </td> <td>V </td> <td align="center">ވ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaavu_Atoll" title="Vaavu Atoll">Vaavu</a> </td> <td>Felidhu Atholhu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felidhoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Felidhoo">Felidhoo</a> </td> <td>1,995 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-12 </td> <td align="center">K </td> <td>M </td> <td align="center">މ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meemu_Atoll" title="Meemu Atoll">Meemu</a> </td> <td>Mulak Atholhu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muli,_Meemu_Atoll" title="Muli, Meemu Atoll">Muli</a> </td> <td>5,490 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-14 </td> <td align="center">L </td> <td>F </td> <td align="center">ފ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Faafu_Atoll" title="Faafu Atoll">Faafu</a> </td> <td>Nilandhe Atholhu Uthuruburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilandhoo_(Faafu_Atoll)" title="Nilandhoo (Faafu Atoll)">Nilandhoo</a> </td> <td>4,869 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-17 </td> <td align="center">M </td> <td>Dh </td> <td align="center">ދ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Dhaalu Atoll">Dhaalu</a> </td> <td>Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kudahuvadhoo" title="Kudahuvadhoo">Kudahuvadhoo</a> </td> <td>6,637 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-08 </td> <td align="center">N </td> <td>Th </td> <td align="center">ތ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thaa_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Thaa Atoll">Thaa</a> </td> <td>Kolhumadulu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veymandoo" title="Veymandoo">Veymandoo</a> </td> <td>10,260 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-05 </td> <td align="center">O </td> <td>L </td> <td align="center">ލ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laamu_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Laamu Atoll">Laamu</a> </td> <td>Haddhunmathi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fonadhoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Fonadhoo">Fonadhoo</a> </td> <td>14,699 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-27 </td> <td align="center">P </td> <td>GA </td> <td align="center">ގއ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Alif_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaafu Alif Atoll">Gaafu Alif</a> </td> <td>Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villingili_(Gaafu_Alif_Atoll)" title="Villingili (Gaafu Alif Atoll)">Villingili</a> </td> <td>9,190 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-28 </td> <td align="center">Q </td> <td>GDh </td> <td align="center">ގދ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll">Gaafu Dhaalu</a> </td> <td>Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thinadhoo_(Gaafu_Dhaalu_Atoll)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thinadhoo (Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll)">Thinadhoo</a> </td> <td>12,758 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MV" title="ISO 3166-2:MV">ISO 3166-2:MV</a> </th> <th>Latin Letter </th> <th>Code Abbr. </th> <th>Local letter </th> <th>Code Name </th> <th>Official Name </th> <th>Capital </th> <th>Population <br /> (2022 census)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-MLE </td> <td align="center">T </td> <td>- </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mal%C3%A9" title="Malé">Malé</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mal%C3%A9" title="Malé">Malé City</a> </td> <td>Malé </td> <td>211,908 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-29 </td> <td align="center">R </td> <td>Gn </td> <td align="center">ޏ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gnaviyani_Atoll" title="Gnaviyani Atoll">Gnaviyani</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fuvahmulah" title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fuvahmulah" title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah</a> </td> <td>9,177 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-01 </td> <td align="center">S </td> <td>S </td> <td align="center">ސ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seenu_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Seenu Atoll">Seenu</a>/<a href="/wiki/Addu_Atoll" title="Addu Atoll">Addu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Addu_City" title="Addu City">Addu City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hithadhoo_(Addu)" title="Hithadhoo (Addu)">Hithadhoo</a> </td> <td>25,062 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MV-23 </td> <td align="center">B </td> <td>HDh </td> <td align="center">ހދ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haa_Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Haa Dhaalu Atoll">Haa Dhaalu</a> </td> <td>Kulhudhuffushi City </td> 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Atoll">Kaafu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alif_Alif_Atoll" title="Alif Alif Atoll">Alif Alif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alif_Dhaal_Atoll" title="Alif Dhaal Atoll">Alif Dhaal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaavu_Atoll" title="Vaavu Atoll">Vaavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meemu_Atoll" title="Meemu Atoll">Meemu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faafu_Atoll" title="Faafu Atoll">Faafu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Dhaalu Atoll">Dhaalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thaa_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Thaa Atoll">Thaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laamu_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Laamu Atoll">Laamu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Alif_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaafu Alif Atoll">Gaafu Alif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll">Gaafu Dhaalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnaviyani_Atoll" title="Gnaviyani Atoll">Gnaviyani</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 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title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kulhudhuffushi" title="Kulhudhuffushi">Kulhudhuffushi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Articles_on_first-level_administrative_divisions_of_Asian_countries" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> of Asian countries</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">Sovereign states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Afghanistan" title="Provinces of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Armenia" title="Administrative divisions of Armenia">Armenia</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Azerbaijan" title="Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Bahrain" title="Governorates of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_Bangladesh" title="Divisions of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Bhutan" title="Districts of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Brunei" title="Districts of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Cambodia" title="Provinces of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province-level_divisions_of_China" title="Province-level divisions of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Cyprus" title="Districts of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_East_Timor" title="Municipalities of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Governorates of Egypt">Egypt</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)">Georgia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India" title="States and union territories of India">India</a></li> <li><a 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Korea">province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial-level_cities_of_South_Korea" title="List of provincial-level cities of South Korea">provincial-level city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Kuwait" title="Governorates of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Regions of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Laos" title="Provinces of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Lebanon" title="Governorates of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_and_federal_territories_of_Malaysia" title="States and federal territories of Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Mongolia" title="Provinces of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar" title="Administrative divisions of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Federal_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Nepalese Federal States">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Oman" title="Governorates of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Qatar" title="Municipalities of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia" title="Federal subjects of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Singapore" title="Administrative divisions of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provinces of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Syria" title="Governorates of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tajikistan" title="Regions of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Thailand" title="Provinces of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Turkey" title="Provinces of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Turkmenistan" title="Regions of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Emirates of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Uzbekistan" title="Regions of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Vietnam" title="Provinces of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Yemen" title="Governorates of Yemen">Yemen</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with limited<br />recognition</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Abkhazia" title="Districts of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Districts of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Palestine" title="Governorates of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Ossetia" title="Administrative divisions of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Taiwan" title="List of administrative divisions of Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country" title="List of administrative divisions by country">Table of administrative divisions by country</a><br /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><sup>1</sup> Spans the conventional boundary between Asia and another continent.</li><li><sup>2</sup> Considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons but is geographically in Western Asia.</li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Administrative_divisions_of_Asia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Armenia" title="Administrative divisions of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Azerbaijan" title="Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Brunei" title="Administrative divisions of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Cambodia" title="Administrative divisions of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_China" title="Administrative divisions of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_East_Timor" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of East Timor">East Timor (Timor-Leste)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_India" title="Administrative divisions of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Indonesia" 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divisions of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Singapore" title="Administrative divisions of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Syria" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Tajikistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Thailand" title="Administrative divisions of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Turkey" title="Administrative divisions of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Turkmenistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a 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