Introduction
Place in Mayotte, France
Prefecture and commune in Mayotte, FranceMamoudzouPrefecture and communeMamoudzou
Coat of armsLocation of the commune (in red) within MayotteLocation of MamoudzouCoordinates: 12°46′50″S 45°13′40″E / 12.7806°S 45.2278°E / -12.7806; 45.2278CountryFranceOverseas region and departmentMayotteCanton3 cantonsIntercommunalityCA Dembeni-MamoudzouGovernment • Mayor (2020–2026) Ambdilwahedou SoumailaArea142.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)Population (2017)71,437 • Density1,690/km2 (4,370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+03:00INSEE/Postal code97611 /97600Elevation0–572 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: [mamudzu] ⓘ; Momojou) is the capital city of Mayotte, a French overseas region and department in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is the most populated commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It is located on Grande-Terre (or Maoré), the main island of Mayotte.
The commune is composed of six villages in addition to Mamoudzou. These are: Kawéni, Mtsapéré, Passamainti, Vahibé, Tsoundzou I and Tsoundzou II. The commune is also subdivided into three cantons: Mamoudzou-1, Mamoudzou-2 and Mamoudzou-3.
The government owns the radio station in Mamoudzou and broadcasts in French and Mahorian. The government departments are all situated in the town.
History
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The former capital of Mayotte was Dzaoudzi, on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamandzi), but Mamoudzou was chosen as the capital in 1977. In the 1985 census, 12,026 people were recorded in the main town.
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.
In December 2024, Cyclone Chido destroyed most homes, administrative buildings and part of the town hall in Mamoudzou.
Climate
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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)
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
