Mamoudzou
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Mamoudzou | |
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![]() A view frae Mandzarisoa | |
![]() Location o the commune (in reid) within Mayotte | |
Coordinates: 12°46′50″S 45°13′40″E / 12.7806°S 45.2278°ECoordinates: 12°46′50″S 45°13′40″E / 12.7806°S 45.2278°E | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Owerseas region an depairtment | Mayotte |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor (2001–present) | Hassani Abdallah |
Area | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
Population (Julie 2007 census)1 | 53,022 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 98511 /97600 |
Elevation | 0–572 m (0–1,877 ft) |
1 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. |
Mamoudzou is the caipital o the French owerseas region an depairtment o Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou, kent as Momoju in the local Shimaore leid, is the maist populatit commune (municipality) o Mayotte. It is locatit on Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), the main island o Mayotte. The umwhile caipital o Mayotte wis Dzaoudzi, on the smaa island o Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), but Mamoudzou wis chosen as the caipital in 1977. The island is locatit in the Mozambique Channel, atween northren Mozambique an northren Madagascar.
Admeenistration
The commune is componed o 6 veelages in addeetion tae its central habitation, cried Mamoudzou an aw. These are: Kawéni, Mtsapéré, Passamainti, Vahibé, Tsoundzou I an Tsoundzou II.
The commune is subdivided intae 3 cantons an aw; Mamoudzou I, Mamoudzou II an Mamoudzou III.
Demographics
1985 | 1991 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | |
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12 026 | 20 307 | 32 733 | 45 485 | 53 022 | |
Statistics accurate as o 1991 |
Veelage | 1997 | 2002 | |||
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Kavani | 3 948 | 5 488 | |||
Kaweni | 6 206 | 9 604 | |||
Mamoudzou | 5 666 | 6 533 | |||
Mtsapéré | 6 979 | 10 495 | |||
Passamainty | 5 173 | 6 008 | |||
Tsountsou 1 | 2 093 | 3 058 | |||
Tsountsou 2 | 574 | 1 063 | |||
Vahibé | 2 135 | 3 236 | |||
Statistics accurate as o 1997 |
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