Mamoudzou
Mamoudzou | |
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Capital, prefecture and commune | |
 View of the port of Mamoudzou | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte | |
| Coordinates: 12°46′50″S 45°13′40″E / 12.7806°S 45.2278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Mayotte |
| Canton | 3 cantons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–present) | Mohamed Majani |
| Area 1 | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 57,281 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97611 /97600 |
| Elevation | 0–572 m (0–1,877 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mamoudzou is the capital of the French department of Mayotte. It is off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is largest commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It has a population of 45,485.
Mamoudzou is a part of France 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). Mamoudzou was chosen as the capital in 1977.
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