| Uthuru Province | |||||||||||||
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| Province of Maldives | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | |||||||||||||
 Location in Maldives | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Felivaru | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• 2006 | 43,539 | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||
• 2008–2010 | Ms. Thilmeeza Hussain | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablishment | 15 October 2010 | ||||||||||||
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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.[needs update] 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]
