Mayotte
Mayotte is a French overseas region and department located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Mamoudzou. About 320,901 people live there (2024). It covers 374 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Mamoudzou
- People (2024)
- 320,901
- Area
- 374 km²
Mayotte at a glance
- Status
- Territory
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Mamoudzou
- Population
- 320,901 (2024)
- Area
- 374 km² (144 mi²)
- Official languages
- French, Maore, Bushi
- Currency
- Head of government
- Ben Issa Ousseni (since 2021)
- Country codes
- YT, MYT
- Calling code
- +262
- Internet domain
- .yt
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00
- Coordinates
- -12.843055555556°, 45.138333333333°
Mayotte and its neighbours
Mayotte borders Comoros and Madagascar. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Mayotte
- Neighbours
Divisions of Mayotte
- canton of Acoua
- canton of Bandraboua
- canton of Bandrélé
- canton of Bouéni
- Canton of Chiconi
- canton of Chirongui
- canton of Dembeni
- canton of Dzaoudzi
- canton of Kani-Kéli
- canton of Koungou
- canton of Mamoudzou-1
- canton of Mamoudzou-2
- canton of Mamoudzou-3
- canton of Mtsamboro
- canton of M'tsangamouji
- canton of Ouangani
- canton of Pamandzi
- canton of Sada
- canton of Tsingoni
- Mamoudzou
- Ouangani
- Bandraboua
- Mtsamboro
- Koungou
- Dzaoudzi
- M'Tsangamouji
- Pamandzi
- Sada
- Acoua
- Chirongui
- Chiconi
- Tsingoni
- Dembeni
- Bouéni
- Kani-Kéli
- Bandrele
How far are you from Mayotte?
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Questions
What is the capital of Mayotte?
The capital of Mayotte is Mamoudzou.
What is the population of Mayotte?
Mayotte has about 320,901 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Mayotte?
Mayotte covers 374 square kilometres (144 square miles).
What language is spoken in Mayotte?
The official languages of Mayotte are French, Maore and Bushi.
Which countries border Mayotte?
Mayotte shares a border with Comoros and Madagascar.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.