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According to the 2017 census, 58.5% of the people living in Mayotte were born in Mayotte (down from 63.5% at the 2007 census), 5.6% were born in the rest of the French Republic (either metropolitan France or overseas France except Mayotte) (up from 4.8% in 2007), and 35.8% were immigrants born in foreign countries (up from 31.7% at the 2007 ...
Mayotte – overseas department of France located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. [1] The department comprises the main island of Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel , between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique .
Grande-Terre (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. [2] The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique .
Mayotte is an island of volcanic origin in the northernmost Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique. Mayotte is part of the Comoro Islands , and like them is the result of a former geological hot spot , the oldest of the Comoros archipelago, formed about 7.7 mya. [ 1 ]
The culture of Mayotte is characterized by the diversity of the cultural practices of its inhabitants (256,518, 2017 estimate). Mayotte's culture is the result of crossings of populations for centuries, [1] it is the result of a very rich mixture. This mixture is reflected in the music, song and dance.
List of the 17 communes of Mayotte on 1 January 2021 Commune Code INSEE Postal Code Canton Intercommunality Area (km 2) Population (2017) Density (per km 2) Acoua: 97601 97630 Mtsamboro: CA du Grand Nord de Mayotte: 13.11 5,192 396 Bandraboua: 97602 97650 Bandraboua & Mtsamboro. CA du Grand Nord de Mayotte: 32.11 13,989 436 Bandrele: 97603 ...
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Dzaoudzi (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.The commune of Dzaoudzi (sometimes called Dzaoudzi-Labattoir [dzaudzi labatwaʁ]), made up of the twin towns of Dzaoudzi and Labattoir, is located on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi).