Cantons of the Mayotte department

Last updated March 18, 2019

The following is a list of the 13 cantons of the Mayotte department , in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France officially named the Department of Mayotte. It consists of a main island, Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa, between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. The department status of Mayotte is recent and the region remains, by a significant margin, the poorest in France. Mayotte is nevertheless much more prosperous than the other countries of the Mozambique Channel, making it a major destination for illegal immigration.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

The canton of Bandraboua is an administrative division of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bandraboua.

The canton of Bouéni is an administrative division of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bouéni.

The canton of Dembeni is an administrative division of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Dembeni.

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Mayotte, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Mayotte's population density went from 179 persons per square kilometer in 1985 to 251 per square kilometer in 1991. Its capital, Dzaoudzi, had a population of 5,865 according to the 1985 census; the island's largest town, Mamoudzou, had 12,026 people.

Maore Comorian, or Shimaore, is one of the two indigenous languages spoken in the French-ruled Comorian islands of Mayotte; Shimaore being a dialect of the Comorian language, while ShiBushi is an unrelated Malayo-Polynesian language originally from Madagascar. Historically, Shimaore- and ShiBushi-speaking villages on Mayotte have been clearly identified, but Shimaore tends to be the de facto indigenous lingua franca in everyday life, because of the larger Shimaore-speaking population. Only Shimaore is represented on the local television news program by RFO. The 2002 census references 80,140 speakers of Shimaore in Mayotte itself, to which one would have to add people living outside the island, mostly in metropolitan France. There are also 20,000 speakers of Comorian in Madagascar, of which 3,000 are Shimaore speakers.

Mamoudzou is the capital of the French overseas region and department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is the most populated commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It is located on Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte.

Dzaoudzi is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The commune of Dzaoudzi, made up of the twin towns of Dzaoudzi and Labattoir, is located on the small island of Petite-Terre. It was previously the capital of Mayotte, but the capital was relocated in 1977 to Mamoudzou, on the island of Grande-Terre (Maore), the main island of Mayotte.

Pamanzi, also known as Petite-Terre, is an island of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France, and is Mayotte's second largest island after Grande-Terre. It was once the most important island, with Mayotte's only airport and the capital Dzaoudzi, until 1977 when Mamoudzou was chosen as the new capital. The communes of Dzaoudzi and Pamandzi are located on Pamanzi.

Rugby union in Mayotte is a minor but growing sport.

The Complexe de Kawani is a multi-use sports venue in Mamoudzou, Mayotte. Its central feature, the Stade Cavani holds about 5,000 people and serves the Mayotte national football team. The complex also hosts tennis, petanque, athletics, martial arts, and gymnastics.

Mtsapere is a French village in the commune of Mamoudzou on Mayotte.

Kaweni is a village in the commune of Mamoudzou on the French overseas island of Mayotte.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mayotte:

Grande-Terre is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique.

The canton of Koungou is an administrative division of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Koungou.

The cantons of Mamoudzou are administrative divisions of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Mamoudzou is subdivided into 3 cantons. Their seat is in Mamoudzou.

The canton of Mtsamboro is an administrative division of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mtsamboro.

The canton of Sada is an administrative division of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Sada.

References

↑ Décret n° 2014-157 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le Département de Mayotte

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[1] Décret n° 2014-157 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le Département de Mayotte