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 2022):[1]

List of communes

List of the 17 communes of Mayotte on 1 January 2021
CommuneCode INSEEPostal CodeCantonIntercommunalityArea

(km2)

Population

(2017)

Density

(per km2)

Acoua9760197630MtsamboroCA du Grand Nord de Mayotte13.115,192396
Bandraboua9760297650Bandraboua &

Mtsamboro

CA du Grand Nord de Mayotte32.1113,989436
Bandrele9760397660Bouéni &

Dembeni

CC du Sud (Mayotte)36.5610,282281
Bouéni9760497620BouéniCC du Sud (Mayotte)14.066,189169
Chiconi9760597670OuanganiCC du Centre-Ouest8.268,2951,004
Chirongui9760697620SadaCC du Sud (Mayotte)28.768,920310
Dembeni9760797660DembeniCA de Dembeni-Mamoudzou38.3815,848413
Dzaoudzi

(prefecture)

9760897615DzaoudziCC de Petite-Terre7.8717,8312,266
Kani-Kéli9760997625BouéniCC du Sud (Mayotte)20.595,507267
Koungou9761097600Bandraboua &

Koungou

CA du Grand Nord de Mayotte28.4132,1561,132
Mamoudzou9761197600

97650

97605

97680

Mamoudzou-1,

Mamoudzou-2 &

Mamoudzou-3

CA de Dembeni-Mamoudzou42.3071,4371,689
Mtsamboro9761297630MtsamboroCA du Grand Nord de Mayotte16.417,705470
M'Tsangamouji9761397650TsingoniCC du Centre-Ouest21.846,432295
Ouangani9761497670OuanganiCC du Centre-Ouest19.0510,203536
Pamandzi9761597615PamandziCC de Petite-Terre4.2411,4422,699
Sada9761697640SadaCC du Centre-Ouest10.2611,1561,087
Tsingoni9761797680TsingoniCC du Centre-Ouest34.4213,934405
Mayotte976---376256,518682

Detailed communal breakdown of 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