Mayotte

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Country overview: 

Updates: 

On or about 2007-03-30, Mayotte's international dialing prefix changed from +269 (Comoros) to +262 (Reunion). There will be a permissive dialing period for the cutover.

Mayotte was part of the French protectorate of the Comoro Islands at the start of the 20th century. On 1912-07-25, the Comoros became a French colony. When they gained full independence on 1975-07-06, the inhabitants of Mayotte voted to remain tied to France. Mayotte has a department code of 976, which is an extension of the French system.

Other names of country: 

1. English: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (formal)
2. French: Mayotte
3. Italian: Mayotte
4. Portuguese: Maiote (obsolete)

Origin of name: 

from ethnic name Moharais

Primary subdivisions: 

Mayotte has no known administrative divisions.

Further subdivisions:

See the Communes of Mayotte page.

The collectivité territoriale (territorial collectivity) is subdivided into communes.

Territorial extent: 

Mayotte consists of the islands of Mayotte, Pamandzi, M'Bouini, Bouzi, and M'Zambora.

Change history: 

1. 1976-12-24: Status of Mayotte changed from French dependency to territorial collectivity.
2. ~1986: Capital of Mayotte moved from Dzaoudzi to Mamoutsou.