Dzaoudzi
Dzaoudzi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dzaoudzi harbour | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte | |
Location of Dzaoudzi  | |
| Country | France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008-2014) | Mohamadi Bacar M'Colo[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census) | 14,311 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98508 /97615 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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[2] since 1973.
Geography
The town of Dzaoudzi is located on a rocky outcropping which was once a separate islet. It is now linked to Pamanzi Island and the rest of Dzaoudzi Commune by the Boulevard des Crabes, a road constructed atop an artificial dike.
Climate
| Climate data for Dzaoudzi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
35 (95) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
13 (55) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 250 (9.8) |
210 (8.3) |
180 (7.2) |
86 (3.4) |
36 (1.4) |
10 (0.4) |
7.6 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
48 (1.9) |
58 (2.3) |
140 (5.6) |
1,055.6 (41.8) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 80 |
| Source: Weatherbase[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The commune is home to 14,311 people (Census 2012), the majority of whom live in the town of Labattoir.
Demographic evolution of Dzaoudzi:
- 1978: 3 200
- 1985: 5 865
- 1991: 8 257
- 1997: 10 792
- 2007: 15 339
- 2012: 14 311
Transportation
A system of ferry barges operated by the Société des Transports Maritimes link Dzaoudzi to the island of Grande-Terre.
The international airport for Mayotte is located on Pamanzi Island in the neighboring commune of Pamandzi.
References
- ^ Conseil Général de Mayotte in (french)
- ^ Ministry of Defense (in French)
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Dzaoudzi, Mayotte". Weatherbase. 2014. Retrieved on April 12, 2014.
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