Conventional Long Name: | Uthuru Province |
Common Name: | North Province |
Nation: | Maldives |
Status Text: | Province of Maldives |
S1: | Baa Atoll Baa |
S2: | Lhaviyani Atoll Lhaviyani |
Image Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
Capital: | Felivaru |
Title Leader: | Governor |
Leader1: | Ms. Thilmeeza Hussain |
Year Leader1: | 2008–2010 |
Year Start: | 2008 |
Event End: | Disestablishment |
Date End: | 15 October |
Year End: | 2010 |
Stat Year1: | 2006 |
Stat Pop1: | 43,539 |
S3: | Noonu Atoll Noonu |
S4: | Raa Atoll Raa |
North Province was one of the seven short-lived provinces of the Maldives. The provinces were created in a decentralization attempt by the Nasheed administration in 2008. As of 2009, it was governed by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ms. Thilmeeza Hussain. Rejecting this change, the Parliament saw the abolition of the province system in 2010, through a newly enacted Decentralization Act. It consisted of Baa, Lhaviyani, Noonu and Raa Atolls. Its capital was Felivaru. Its population (2006 census) was 43,539.[1]