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Mayotte, officially the Department of Mayotte, is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, between Northwestern Madagascar and Northeastern Mozambique. Mayotte consists of a main island, Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, as well as several islets around these two. Mayotte is the most prosperous territory in the Mozambique Channel, making it a major destination for immigration.
Demographic features of the population of Mayotte include 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 Mayotte La Première. 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 city of Mayotte, a French overseas region and department in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is the most populated commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It is located on Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte.
Koungou is the second largest commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, after the capital Mamoudzou. It is composed of six villages: Majicavo Lamir, Majicavo Koropa, Koungou, Trévani, Kangani and Longoni.
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.
The French overseas department of Mayotte is divided into 17 communes.
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.
Mayotte – overseas department of France located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The department comprises the main island of Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, and several islets at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands, but has been politically separate since the 1970s. The territory is also known as Mahoré, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros.
The Régional 1 Mayotte is the top division of football in Mayotte. Organized by the Ligue de Football de Mayotte, the league was founded in 1992.
Younoussa Bamana was a politician from Mayotte who served in the French National Assembly from 1977 to 1981.
The Our Lady of Fatima Church is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Mamoudzou, the capital of the French overseas department of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean and its most populous commune.
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 culture of Mayotte is characterized by the diversity of the cultural practices of its inhabitants. Mayotte's culture is the result of crossings of populations for centuries, it is the result of a very rich mixture. This mixture is reflected in the music, song and dance. The island has a great musical and choreographic tradition linked to Arab-Muslim culture.
Saandati Moussa is a Mahorese singer-songwriter.
Zakia Madi was a Mahoran activist and a member of the Chatouilleuses and who was killed by the Comorian army during a protest in 1969. Both the market and a school in Mayotte have been renamed in her honour.
Estelle Youssouffa is a French politician who has served as a Member of the French Parliament for Mayotte's 1st constituency since June 2022.
Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni-Mamoudzou is a communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure in the Mayotte overseas department and region of France. Created in 2015, its seat is in Mamoudzou. Its area is 80.0 km2. Its population was 89,090 in 2019.
