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Dzaoudzi () is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The commune of Dzaoudzi (sometimes called Dzaoudzi-Labattoir ), made up of the twin towns of Dzaoudzi and Labattoir, is located on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi). It was previously the capital of Mayotte, but the capital was relocated in 1977 to Mamoudzou, on the island of Grande-Terre (Maore), the main island of Mayotte.

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Dzaoudzi is a commune in France, situated on the island of Mayotte. It serves as the capital of the canton of Dzaoudzi and the Territory of the Comores. The municipality covers an area of 7.87 square kilometers and has a population of 17,831. It shares borders with the communes of Pamandzi and Mamoudzou.

The official name of the locality is Dzaoudzi, and it was established on March 31, 2011. Its postal code is 97615. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 26 meters. The timezone for the area is Indian/Mayotte.

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Place details

Locality
Dzaoudzi
Region
Mayotte
Country
France
Population
15,339
Timezone
Indian/Mayotte

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Key facts

French commune.name
Dzaoudzi
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Dzaoudzi (2851879391).jpg
French commune.caption
Dzaoudzi harbour
French commune.map
Locator map of Dzaoudzi 2018.png
French commune.map caption
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
French commune.canton
Dzaoudzi
French commune.INSEE
97608
French commune.postal code
97615
French commune.mayor
Mikidache Houmadi
French commune.term
2023–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Petite-Terre
French commune.area km2
7.87
French commune.population
17831
French commune.population date
2017

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Dzaoudzi
Country
France
Located in
Mayotte
Population
17831
Area
7.87
Elevation
26
Shares border with
Mamoudzou
Official website
djabir.abdallah.free.fr
Image
Dzaoudzi.jpg
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Commons category
Dzaoudzi
postal code
97615
inception
2011-03-31
associated electoral district
canton of Dzaoudzi
native label
Dzaoudzi
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-69-60-11-75
fax number
+33-2-69-60-04-36
located in/on physical feature
Mayotte
Commons gallery
Dzaoudzi
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • See also
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Dzaoudzi () is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The commune of Dzaoudzi (sometimes called Dzaoudzi-Labattoir ), made up of the twin towns of Dzaoudzi and Labattoir, is located on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi). It was previously the capital of Mayotte, but the capital was relocated in 1977 to Mamoudzou, on the island of Grande-Terre (Maore), the main island of Mayotte.

The Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte has been based in Dzaoudzi since 1973.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dzaoudzi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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