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 2020):

• Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni-Mamoudzou
• Communauté de communes du Centre-Ouest
• Communauté de communes du Nord de Mayotte
• Communauté de communes de Petite-Terre
• Communauté de communes du Sud

By INSEE code and postal code

Name	INSEE Code	Postal Code
Koungou	97600	98510
Mamoudzou	97600	98511
Dzaoudzi	97615	98508
Pamandzi	97615	98515
Bandrele	97620	98503
Bouéni	97620	98504
Chirongui	97620	98506
Kani-Kéli	97625	98509
Acoua	97630	98501
Mtsamboro	97630	98512
Sada	97640	98516
Bandraboua	97650	98502
M'Tsangamouji	97650	98513
Dembeni	97660	98507
Chiconi	97670	98505
Ouangani	97670	98514
Tsingoni	97680	98517

By area

Same communes, classified by decreasing area (Mayotte measures 373.24 km² in total). The average or mean size of the communes is 21.95 km², while the median size is 20.51 km², slightly higher than the average and median size of the communes of Metropolitan France (14.88 and 10.73 km² respectively).

	Name	Area  (km2)
1	Mamoudzou	41.94
2	Dembeni	38.80
3	Bandrele	36.46
4	Tsingoni	34.76
5	Bandraboua	32.37
6	Koungou	28.41
7	Chirongui	28.31
8	M'Tsangamouji	21.84
9	Kani-Kéli	20.51
10	Ouangani	19.05
11	Bouéni	14.06
12	Mtsamboro	13.71
13	Acoua	12.62
14	Sada	11.16
15	Chiconi	8.29
16	Dzaoudzi	6.66
17	Pamandzi	4.29

By 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)
1	Mamoudzou	45,646	41.94	1,088
	Mtsapere	10,495
	Kaweni	9,604
	Mamoudzou	6,533
	Passamainty	6,008
	Kavani	5,488
	Vahibé	3,236
	Tsountsou1	3,058
	Tsountsou2	1,053
2	Koungou	15,383	28.41	541
	Majicavo Koropa	5,828
	Koungou	5,467
	Longoni	1,497
	Trévani	1,161
	Majicavo Lamir	774
	Kangani	656
3	Dzaoudzi	12,311	6.66	1 848
	Labattoir	12,066
	Dzaoudzi	242
4	Tsingoni	7,856	34.76	226
	Combani	3,559
	Tsingoni	2,116
	Mirereni	1,722
	Mroualé	382
5	Dembeni	7,825	38.8	202
	Tsararano	2,181
	Dembeni	1,943
	Iloni	1,608
	Ajangoua	1,183
	Ongojou	910
6	Pamandzi	7,510	4.29	1,751
7	Bandraboua	7,501	32.37	232
	Dzoumogne	2,517
	Bandraboua	1,866
	Handrema	1,343
	Bouyouni	978
	Mtsangamboua	797
8	Mtsamboro	7,068	13.71	516
	Mtsamboro	3,071
	Mtsahara	2,370
	Hamjago	1,627
9	Sada	6,963	11.16	624
	Sada	9,176
	Manjagou	787
10	Chiconi	6,167	8.29	744
	Chiconi	5,060
	Sohoa	1,107
11	Chirongui	5,696	28.31	201
	Poroani	1,780
	Chirongui	1,158
	Tsimkoura	1,035
	Miréréni	721
	Mramadoudou	587
	Malamani	415
12	Ouangani	5,569	19.05	292
	Barakani	2,360
	Ouangani	2,096
	Kahani	953
	Coconi	160
13	Bandrele	5,537	36.46	152
	Bandrele	2,124
	M'tsamoudou	1,395
	Nyambadao	813
	Dapani	568
	Bambo Est	353
	Hamouro	284
14	M'Tsangamouji	5,382	21.84	246
	M'Tsangamouji	4,002
	Chembenyouba	1,072
	Mliha	308
15	Bouéni	5,151	14.06	366
	Bouéni	4,002
	Mzouazia	954
	Moinatrindri	813
	Hagnoundrou	766
	Bambo Ouest	338
	Mbouanatsa	189
16	Acoua	4,605	12.62	365
	Acoua	3,285
	Mtsangadoua	1,320
17	Kani-Kéli	4,336	20.51	211
	Kani-Kéli	1,708
	Kanibé	693
	Choungui	658
	Mronabeja	455
	Mbouini	415
	Passy-Kéli	407

See also

• List of cities in Mayotte
• Islands of Mayotte
• Administrative divisions of France
• Lists of communes of France