Grande-Terre (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte.[2] The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique.
-
Mayotte, Grande Terre -
The outskirts of Mayotte
.jpg)
.jpg)
Native name: Maore, Mahori | |
|---|---|
 Grande-Terre administrative | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel |
| Coordinates | 12°49′55″S 45°08′58″E / 12.831887°S 45.149474°E |
| Area | 368 km2 (142 sq mi) |
| Area rank | ~11th |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2170 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Benara |
| Administration | |
| Largest settlement | Mamoudzou (pop. 53,022 (2009) 186,452[1]) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | (2010) |
| Pop. density | 499/km2 (1292/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Shimaore, Bushi, Arabs, Swahilis, French |
History
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2022) |
References
edit- ^ "INSEE Infos No 32" (PDF). INSEE (in French). Government of France. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Mayotte devient le 101e département français", Portail du Gouvernement, 4 April 2011, archived from the original on 25 July 2011,
C'est pourquoi Mayotte devient le 101e département français et le 5e département d'Outre-Mer et région d'Outre-Mer.
 | This Mayotte location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |