Africa Mayotte Island

 

Population :  170 879 habitants (est. 2002)
Pays voisins :
Densité : 455.68 hab./km²
Superficie : 375 km²
Capitale : Mamoudzou
Principales villes : Dzaoudzi, Boeni, Bandélé, Sada, Chingoni
Point culminant : Benara 660 m.
Langue(s) parlée(s) : Souahéli
Langue(s) officielle(s) : Français
Monnaie : Euro
Fête nationale : 14 juillet
Statut : Département français d'outre-mer

1Mayotte, une île, une biodiversité : Caribou mahoré http://caribou976.blogspot.com/

       Mayotte (, ; Shimaore: Maore, ; ) is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Mayotte's area is and, with its estimated 194,000 people, is very densely populated .

 Its biggest city and prefecture is Mamoudzou. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands but has been politically separate since a 1974 referendum in which it elected to remain under French rule. The territory is also known as Mahoré, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros. In a 2009 referendum, the population overwhelmingly approved accession to status of department (95.2% voted in favour of departmental status). Mayotte became an overseas department on 31 March 2011 and will become an Outermost region of the European Union on 1 January 2014.