Mamoudzou
Mamoudzou | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
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 |
Intercommunality | CA Dembeni-Mamoudzou |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ambdilwahedou Soumaila[1] |
Area 1 | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | 71,437 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/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 (French pronunciation:
The commune is composed of 6 villages in addition to Mamoudzou. These are: Kawéni, Mtsapéré, Passamainti, Vahibé, Tsoundzou I and Tsoundzou II. The commune is also subdivided into 3 cantons: Mamoudzou-1, Mamoudzou-2 and Mamoudzou-3.
The government owns the radio station in Mamoudzou and broadcasts in French and
History
The former capital of Mayotte was Dzaoudzi, on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), but Mamoudzou was chosen as the capital in 1977. In the 1985 census, 12,026 people were recorded in the main town.[3]
There have been environment concerns about marine pollution in the area; "important degradation in the quality of the coastal waters" between 1977 and 2007 has been reported in the Coral Reef Lagoon in the Mamoudzou–Dzaoudzi strait, and in the Mamoudzou–Majikavo conurbation.[4]
Climate
Mamoudzou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Mamoudzou is 27.4 °C (81.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,342.4 mm (52.85 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in April, at around 28.7 °C (83.7 °F), and lowest in August, at around 25.8 °C (78.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Mamoudzou was 34.8 °C (94.6 °F) on 21 April 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) on 18 July 1999.
Climate data for Mamoudzou (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1999−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 315.1 (12.41) |
257.3 (10.13) |
251.9 (9.92) |
86.5 (3.41) |
40.6 (1.60) |
22.2 (0.87) |
11.8 (0.46) |
15.6 (0.61) |
23.4 (0.92) |
49.9 (1.96) |
97.2 (3.83) |
170.9 (6.73) |
1,342.4 (52.85) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.5 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 92.8 |
Source: Météo-France[5] |
Administration
The commune is composed of 6 villages in addition to its central habitation, also called Mamoudzou. These are: Kawéni, Mtsapéré, Passamainti, Vahibé, Tsoundzou I and Tsoundzou II.
The commune is also subdivided into 3 cantons: Mamoudzou-1, Mamoudzou-2 and Mamoudzou-3.
The government owns the radio station in Mamoudzou and broadcasts in French and
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1966 | 4,556 | — |
1978 | 7,798 | +4.58% |
1985 | 12,026 | +6.38% |
1991 | 20,307 | +9.12% |
1997 | 32,733 | +8.28% |
2002 | 45,485 | +6.80% |
2007 | 53,122 | +3.15% |
2012 | 57,281 | +1.52% |
2017 | 71,437 | +4.52% |
Source: SPLAF (1966-2007)[8] and INSEE (2012-2017)[9][10] |
Village | 1997 | 2002 | |||
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Kavani | 3 948 | 5 488 | |||
Kaweni | 6 206 | 9 604 | |||
Mamoudzou | 5 666 | 6 533 | |||
Mtsapéré | 6 979 | 10 495 | |||
Passamainty | 5 173 | 6 008 | |||
Tsountsou 1 | 2 093 | 3 058 | |||
Tsountsou 2 | 574 | 1 063 | |||
Vahibé | 2 135 | 3 236 | |||
Statistics accurate as of 1997 |
Economy
Mamoudzou has a bank and shopping centre. The economic centre of the town is the Place du Marche, where the bank, Air France and Ewa Air offices, and the tourist office are located.[11] The headquarters of the magazine Jana na Leo, "primarily concerned with articles on social life of the island of Mahore", is published in Mamoudzou.[12] Noteworthy restaurants in Mamoudzou include the Les Terrasses, Hotel Restaurant Isijiva, Le Barfly and Mamoudzou La Kaz.[13]
A ferry service is provided for tourists to the island of Petite Terre.[14]
Notable people
- Manou Mansour (born 1980), French poet
Sigma
Churches
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- INSEE
- ISBN 978-1-135-45586-6.
- ISBN 978-90-481-8630-3.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5.
- ISBN 9781857434217.
- ^ Description de Mayotte, SPLAF
- ^ Populations légales des communes de Mayotte en 2012, INSEE
- ^ Populations légales des communes de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
- ISBN 978-0-8442-8983-0.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-2819-3.
- ISBN 9782877632072.
- ISBN 978-1-74104-608-3.
External links
- Official website (in French)