What is Mamoudzou?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Mamoudzou |commune status = Capital, [[Prefectures of France|prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = Mamoudzou_(10029936275).jpg |caption = View of the port of Mamoudzou |map = Mamoudzou.png |map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte |coordinates = {{coord|-12.7806|45.2278|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |canton = [[Cantons of Mamoudzou|3 cantons]] |INSEE = 97611 |postal code = 97600 |mayor = [[Mohamed Majani]] |term = 2014–''present'' |elevation m = |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 572 |area km2 = 41.94 |population = 57281 |population date = 2012 }} '''Mamoudzou''' is the [[capital (city)|capital]] of the [[France|French]] [[departments of France|department]] of [[Mayotte]]. It is off the coast of [[Africa]] in the [[Indian Ocean]]. Mamoudzou is largest commune ([[municipality]]) of Mayotte. It has a [[population]] of 45,485. Mamoudzou is a part of France on [[Grande-Terre]] (or Mahoré), the main [[island]] of Mayotte. ==History== The former capital of Mayotte was [[Dzaoudzi]], on the small island of [[Petite-Terre]] (or Pamanzi). Mamoudzou was chosen as the capital in 1977. In December 2024, [[Cyclone Chido]] hit Mayotte, destroying hundreds of homes, and some administrative buildings and part of the town hall in the capital Mamoudzou.<ref>https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/W0eReQ/fransk-politi-etter-syklon-sikkert-flere-hundre-doede. Retrieved 2024-12-15</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{Communes of Mayotte}} {{Préfectures of départements of France}} {{Prefectures of regions of France}} {{African capitals}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Capital cities in Africa]] [[Category:Communes in Mayotte]] [[Category:Departmental capitals in France]] [[Category:Re