Mayotte

Also known as Department of Mayotte, YT, MYT

Mayotte ( ; , ; , ; , ), officially the Department of Mayotte (), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same status as the departments of Metropolitan France. It is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone.

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Mayotte is an overseas department of France located away from mainland Europe, giving it the same administrative status as French departments while also being part of the European Union. It matters because it represents France's presence in distant territories and makes France part of the eurozone in regions far beyond Europe itself.

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Settlement.name: Mayotte
Settlement.official_name: Department of Mayotte
Settlement.settlement_type: Overseas department, region and single territorial collectivity of France and outermost region of the European Union
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg
Settlement.flag_size: 130
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Mayotte.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100
Settlement.image_map: Département 976 in France (zoom).svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
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Mayotte is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, between the northwestern part of the island of Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique on the continent. Mayotte consists of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Maore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), as well as several islets around these two. Mayotte's land area is and, with its 320,901 people according to January 2024 official estimates, is very densely populated at 858 inhabitants per km2 (2,228 per sq mi). The biggest city and prefecture is Mamoudzou on the larger Grande-Terre. The Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport is located on the neighbouring smaller island of Petite-Terre. The territory is also known as Maore, the native name of its main island.