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Mamoudzou
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| Commune of Mamoudzou | |
| Location | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | Mayotte (capital city) |
| Mayor | Hassani Abdallah (2001 – present) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–572 m |
| Land area | 41.94 km² |
| Population¹ (2002 census) |
45,485 |
| - Density (2002 census) | 1,085/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98511/ 97600 |
| ¹ Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Mamoudzou is the capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou 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 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.
| 1991 | 1997 | 2002 | |||
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| 20 307 | 32 733 | 45 485 | |||
| Statistics accurate as of 1991 | |||||
| Village | 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 of 1997 | |||||
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