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Upper North Province, Maldives

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Mathi-Uthuru Province
Province of Maldives
2008–2010

Location in Maldives
CapitalKulhudhuffushi
Population 
• 2006
41,672
Government
Governor 
• 2008–2010
Ms. Thilmeeza Hussain
History 
• Established
2008
• Disestablishment
15 October 2010
Succeeded by
Haa Alif
Haa Dhaalu
Shaviyani

Upper 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. 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. The province consisted of Haa Alif, Haa Dhaalu and Shaviyani Atolls. Its capital was Kulhudhuffushi. Its population (2006 census) was 41,672.[1]

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