The distance between Male and Maafushi island is 27 kilometres. One of the inhabited islands in Kaafu Atoll and the biggest in the area, it has an elongated shape and is slightly over 1 KM long and 265 metres wide. On the island, there are 2700 people. With Maafushi, local tourism in the Maldives officially began in 2012. There are shops and markets, a central mosque, a football field, a school, and an administration office on the island.