The French overseas department of Mayotte is divided into 17 communes.
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 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025, BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni-Mamoudzou Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Nord de Mayotte Communauté de communes du Centre-Ouest Communauté de communes de Petite-Terre Communauté de communes du Sud
List of communes +List of the 17 communes of Mayotte on 1 January 2021CommuneCode INSEEPostal CodeCantonIntercommunalityArea (km2)Population (2017)Density (per km2)Acoua9760197630MtsamboroCA du Grand Nord de Mayotte13.115,192 396Bandraboua9760297650Bandraboua &
MtsamboroCA du Grand Nord de Mayotte32.1113,989 436Bandrele9760397660Bouéni &
DembeniCC du Sud (Mayotte)36.5610,282 281Bouéni9760497620BouéniCC du Sud (Mayotte)14.066,189 169Chiconi9760597670OuanganiCC du Centre-Ouest8.268,295 1,004Chirongui9760697620SadaCC du Sud (Mayotte)28.768,920 310Dembeni9760797660DembeniCA de Dembeni-Mamoudzou38.3815,848 413Dzaoudzi
(prefecture)9760897615DzaoudziCC de Petite-Terre7.8717,831 2,266Kani-Kéli9760997625BouéniCC du Sud (Mayotte)20.595,507 267Koungou9761097600Bandraboua &
KoungouCA du Grand Nord de Mayotte28.4132,156 1,132Mamoudzou9761197600
97650
97605
97680Mamoudzou-1,
Mamoudzou-2 &
Mamoudzou-3CA de Dembeni-Mamoudzou42.3071,437 1,689Mtsamboro9761297630MtsamboroCA du Grand Nord de Mayotte16.417,705 470M'Tsangamouji9761397650TsingoniCC du Centre-Ouest21.846,432 295Ouangani9761497670OuanganiCC du Centre-Ouest19.0510,203 536Pamandzi9761597615PamandziCC de Petite-Terre4.2411,442 2,699Sada9761697640SadaCC du Centre-Ouest10.2611,156 1,087Tsingoni9761797680TsingoniCC du Centre-Ouest34.4213,934 405Mayotte976---376256,518682
Detailed communal breakdown of 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
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