Communes of Mayotte

The French overseas department of Mayotte is divided into 17 communes.

Map of the communes of Mayotte

Most are located on the island of Grande Terre, except for Dzaoudzi and Pamandzi which are located on Petite Terre.

The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[1]

  • Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni-Mamoudzou
  • Communauté de communes du Centre-Ouest
  • Communauté de communes du Nord de Mayotte
  • Communauté de communes de Petite-Terre
  • Communauté de communes du Sud

By INSEE code and postal code
 Name  INSEE Code  Postal Code 
Koungou9760098510
Mamoudzou9760098511
Dzaoudzi9761598508
Pamandzi9761598515
Bandrele9762098503
Bouéni9762098504
Chirongui9762098506
Kani-Kéli9762598509
Acoua9763098501
Mtsamboro9763098512
Sada9764098516
Bandraboua9765098502
M'Tsangamouji9765098513
Dembeni9766098507
Chiconi9767098505
Ouangani9767098514
Tsingoni9768098517

By area

Same communes, classified by decreasing area (Mayotte measures 373.24 km2 in total). The average or mean size of the communes is 21.95 km2, while the median size is 20.51 km2, slightly higher than the average and median size of the communes of Metropolitan France (14.88 and 10.73 km2 respectively).

 Name  Area 
(km2)
1Mamoudzou41.94
2Dembeni38.80
3Bandrele36.46
4Tsingoni34.76
5Bandraboua32.37
6Koungou28.41
7Chirongui28.31
8M'Tsangamouji21.84
9Kani-Kéli20.51
10Ouangani19.05
11Bouéni14.06
12Mtsamboro13.71
13Acoua12.62
14Sada11.16
15Chiconi8.29
16Dzaoudzi6.66
17Pamandzi4.29

By population

Same communes, classified by decreasing population (Mayotte counted 160,506 inhabitants in total in 2002, for an average population density of 430.0 inhabitants/km2, more than four times the national average). The average or mean population of the communes is 9,441 inhabitants, while the median population is 6,963 inhabitants, much higher than the average and median population of Metropolitan France (1,542 and 380 inhabitants respectively). Each commune generally consists of several villages.

 Name  Population 
(2002 INSEE)		 Area 
(km2)		 Density 
(inhabitants/km2)
1Mamoudzou45,64641.941,088
Mtsapere10,495
Kaweni9,604
Mamoudzou6,533
Passamainty6,008
Kavani5,488
Vahibé3,236
Tsountsou13,058
Tsountsou21,053
2Koungou15,38328.41541
Majicavo Koropa5,828
Koungou5,467
Longoni1,497
Trévani1,161
Majicavo Lamir774
Kangani656
3Dzaoudzi12,3116.661 848
Labattoir12,066
Dzaoudzi242
4Tsingoni7,85634.76226
Combani3,559
Tsingoni2,116
Mirereni1,722
Mroualé382
5Dembeni7,82538.8202
Tsararano2,181
Dembeni1,943
Iloni1,608
Ajangoua1,183
Ongojou910
6Pamandzi7,5104.291,751
7Bandraboua7,50132.37232
Dzoumogne2,517
Bandraboua1,866
Handrema1,343
Bouyouni978
Mtsangamboua797
8Mtsamboro7,06813.71516
Mtsamboro3,071
Mtsahara2,370
Hamjago1,627
9Sada6,96311.16624
Sada9,176
Manjagou787
10Chiconi6,1678.29744
Chiconi5,060
Sohoa1,107
11Chirongui5,69628.31201
Poroani1,780
Chirongui1,158
Tsimkoura1,035
Miréréni721
Mramadoudou587
Malamani415
12Ouangani5,56919.05292
Barakani2,360
Ouangani2,096
Kahani953
Coconi160
13Bandrele5,53736.46152
Bandrele2,124
M'tsamoudou1,395
Nyambadao813
Dapani568
Bambo Est353
Hamouro284
14M'Tsangamouji5,38221.84246
M'Tsangamouji4,002
Chembenyouba1,072
Mliha308
15Bouéni5,15114.06366
Bouéni4,002
Mzouazia954
Moinatrindri813
Hagnoundrou766
Bambo Ouest338
Mbouanatsa189
16Acoua4,60512.62365
Acoua3,285
Mtsangadoua1,320
17Kani-Kéli4,33620.51211
Kani-Kéli1,708
Kanibé693
Choungui658
Mronabeja455
Mbouini415
Passy-Kéli407

See also

References
  1. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020.
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