Mamoudzou

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Coordinates: 12°46′50″S 45°13′40″E / -12.78056, 45.22778

Commune of Mamoudzou
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Coordinates	12°46′50″S 45°13′40″E / -12.78056, 45.22778
Administration
Country	France
Overseas community	Mayotte (capital city)
Mayor	Hassani Abdallah (2001–present)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–572 m
Land area	41.94 km²
Population¹ (July 2007 census)	53,022
- Density	1,264/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	98511/ 97600
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mamoudzou is the capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou, known as Momoju in the local Shimaore language, is the most populated commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It is located on Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), the main island of Mayotte. The former capital of Mayotte was Dzaoudzi, on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), but Mamoudzou was chosen as the capital in 1977. The island is located in the Mozambique Channel, between northern Mozambique and northern Madagascar.

[edit] Administration

The commune is composed of 6 villages in addition to its central habitation, also called Mamoudzou. These are: Kawéni, Mtsapéré, Passamainti, Vahibé, Tsoundzou I and Tsoundzou II.

The commune is also subdivided into 3 cantons; Mamoudzou I, Mamoudzou II and Mamoudzou III.

[edit] Demographics

Population evolution

1985	1991	1997	2002	2007
12 026	20 307	32 733	45 485	53 022
Statistics accurate as of 1991

Village Populations

Village	1997	2002
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 of 1997

[edit] External links

• Official website (French)

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