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Mayotte
Mayotte ( ; , ; , ; , ), officially the Department of Mayotte (), is an Overseas France, overseas Overseas departments and regions of France, department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same status as the departments of Metropolitan France. It is an Special member state territories and the European Union, outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone. Mayotte is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa, Southeastern Africa, between the northwestern part of the island of Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique on the continent. Mayotte consists of a main island, Grande-Terre (Mayotte), Grande-Terre (or Maore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), as well as several islets arou ...
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Departmental Council Of Mayotte
The Departmental Council of Mayotte () is the local authority overseeing the Department of Mayotte. The legislative branch is composed of the council itself acting as a deliberative assembly, while the executive is composed of the President of the Council and their Vice-Presidents. The members of the council, known as Departmental Councillors and 26 in number, are directly elected for a 6-year term in single seat constituencies; half of the seats are renewed every 3 years. It also exercises the responsibilities of a regional council. Mayotte became an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity in 2011, ending its previous unique transitional status of departmental collectivity. Until March 2015 the assembly of a department of France was known as a General Council (). Structure Plenary assembly The council gathers in assembly at least once per trimester. All debates and archives are public; however, the president or 5 members can ask for a sessio ...
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Shimaore Language
Maore Comorian, or ''Shimaore'' ( French ''Mahorais''), is one of the two indigenous languages spoken in the French island of Mayotte; Shimaore being a dialect of the Comorian language, while ShiBushi is an unrelated Malayo-Polynesian language originally from Madagascar. Historically, Shimaore- and ShiBushi-speaking villages on Mayotte have been clearly identified, but Shimaore tends to be the ''de facto'' indigenous ''lingua franca'' in everyday life, because of the larger Shimaore-speaking population. Only Shimaore is represented on the local television news program by Mayotte La Première. The 2002 census references 80,140 speakers of Shimaore in Mayotte itself, to which one would have to add people living outside the island, mostly in metropolitan France. There are also 20,000 speakers of Comorian in Madagascar, of which 3,000 are Shimaore speakers. The same 2002 census indicates that 37,840 persons responded as knowing how to read or write Shimaore. However this num ...
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Mamoudzou
Mamoudzou (; ''Momojou'') is the capital city of Mayotte, a French overseas region and department in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is the most populated commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It is located on Grande-Terre (or Maoré), the main island of Mayotte. The commune is composed of six villages in addition to Mamoudzou. These are: Kawéni, Mtsapéré, Passamainti, Vahibé, Tsoundzou I and Tsoundzou II. The commune is also subdivided into three cantons: Mamoudzou-1, Mamoudzou-2 and Mamoudzou-3. The government owns the radio station in Mamoudzou and broadcasts in French and Mahorian. The government departments are all situated in the town. History The former capital of Mayotte was Dzaoudzi, on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamandzi), but Mamoudzou was chosen as the capital in 1977. In the 1985 census, 12,026 people were recorded in the main town. There have been environment concerns about marine pollution in the area; "important degradation in the quality of the ...
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Bushi Language
Bushi or Kibosy (''Shibushi'' or ''Kibushi'') is a dialect of Malagasy spoken in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. Malagasy dialects most closely related to Bushi are spoken in northwestern Madagascar in the area of Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) and Mahajanga (Majunga), which is also the closest point in Madagascar to Mayotte. Kibosy and Majunga together are considered one of the Malagasy languages by ''Glottolog.'' Geographical distribution Bushi is known as Kibushi on Mayotte and is spoken by 40% of the island's people (1980). It is spoken alongside the Maore dialect (''Shimaore''), a Bantu language. Historically, Kibushi and Shimaore have been spoken in certain villages but Shimaore tends to be the ''de facto'' indigenous lingua franca in everyday life because of the larger Shimaore-speaking population. Only Shimaore is represented on the local television news program by Réseau Outre-Mer 1re. Dialects of Bushi in Mayotte (known as ''Shibushi'' in Shimaore) include Kiantal ...
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Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport
Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport is an airport located in Pamandzi, Mayotte, France on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte. It is the only airport in Mayotte with scheduled services, mainly to destinations within Africa and to metropolitan France. The airport was able to service aircraft up to the Boeing 777 in size until 2015. A new runway (16/34) to the west of the current runway was planned, and was built 2,600 metres in length to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body aircraft, wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the Boeing 707, 707 in October 1958, Pan Am .... Once built, the older (current) runway became a taxiway. There was also a new terminal built to replace the current departure and arrival buildings. ...
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Grande-Terre (Mayotte)
Grande-Terre (; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr .... File:Mayotte, Grande Terre (2850834274).jpg, Mayotte, Grande Terre File:Mayotte, Grande Terre (2850833744).jpg, The outskirts of Mayotte History References Islands of Mayotte {{Mayotte-geo-stub ...
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Ben Issa Ousseni
Ben Issa Ousseni is a French politician born on July 11, 1973, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte. He currently serves as the President of the Departmental Council of Mayotte, a position he has held since July 1, 2021. Ousseni's political career includes: * Elected as departmental councillor for M'Tsangamouji in 2011 * Re-elected in 2015 and 2021 for the canton of Tsingoni * Served as 7th vice-president in charge of finance, development, and tourism from 2015 to 2021 * Elected as the 7th president of the Departmental Assembly on July 1, 2021 Ousseni has a background in finance and accounting, holding a DUT in finance/accounting (1995-1997). His professional experience includes: * Working as an accountant aSIMfor three years * Serving as an accountant foCEMEAPicardy from May 2001 to April 2005 * Creatinhis own businessin 2011 As President of the Departmental Council, Ousseni has been actively working on regional cooperation and development initiatives. He has expressed interest in estab ...
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Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ...
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Petite-Terre
:'' Petite Terre is also the name of Petite Terre Islands, a group of islands in Guadeloupe.'' Pamanzi, also known as Petite-Terre (; literally "Little Land" in French language, French), is an island of Mayotte, an overseas department and overseas region, region of France, and is Mayotte's second-largest island after Grande-Terre (Mayotte), Grande-Terre. The northern end of the island features the crater lake Dziani Dzaha, filled with sulfurous water. The communes of Dzaoudzi and Pamandzi are located on Pamanzi. Occupied by the Allies of World War II, Allies at the direction of Jan Smuts during the World War II, Second World War for its strategic value, Pamanzi was once the most important island with Mayotte's Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport, only airport and the capital Dzaoudzi. In 1977, however, Mamoudzou was chosen as the new capital. References

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Special Member State Territories And The European Union
The special territories of members of the European Economic Area (EEA) are the 32 special territories of EU member states and EFTA member states which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special status within or outside the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. The special territories of EU member states are categorised under three headings: nine Outermost Regions (OMR) that form part of the European Union, though they benefit from derogations from some EU laws due to their geographical remoteness from mainland Europe; thirteen Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part of the European Union, though they cooperate with the EU via the Overseas Countries and Territories Association; and ten special cases that form part of the European Union (with the exception of the Faroe Islands), though EU laws make ''ad hoc'' provisions. The Outermost Regions were recognised at the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and conf ...
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Overseas France
Overseas France (, also ) consists of 13 France, French territories outside Europe, mostly the remnants of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonisation. Most are part of the European Union. "Overseas France" is a collective name; while used in everyday life in France, it is not an administrative designation in its own right. Instead, the five Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas regions have exactly the same Administrative divisions of France, administrative status as the thirteen Metropolitan France, metropolitan regions; the five Overseas collectivity, overseas collectivities are semi-autonomous; and New Caledonia is an autonomous territory. Overseas France includes island territories in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Ocean, Indian oceans, French Guiana on the South American continent, and several list of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands, peri-Antarctic islan ...
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Special Territories Of Members Of The European Economic Area
The special territories of members of the European Economic Area (EEA) are the 32 special territories of EU member states and EFTA member states which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special status within or outside the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. The special territories of EU member states are categorised under three headings: nine Outermost Regions (OMR) that form part of the European Union, though they benefit from derogations from some EU laws due to their geographical remoteness from mainland Europe; thirteen Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part of the European Union, though they cooperate with the EU via the Overseas Countries and Territories Association; and ten special cases that form part of the European Union (with the exception of the Faroe Islands), though EU laws make ''ad hoc'' provisions. The Outermost Regions were recognised at the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and confi ...
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