Mamoudzou

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.

Mamoudzou
A view frae Mandzarisoa
Location o the commune (in reid) within Mayotte
Coordinates: 12°46′50″S 45°13′40″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.

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

Population history

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

Veelage Populations

Veelage	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 o 1997

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in French)