Dzaoudzi

Dzaoudzi
Commune
Dzaoudzi harbour
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of Dzaoudzi
Coordinates: 12°47′24″S 45°16′50″E / 12.79°S 45.2806°E / -12.79; 45.2806
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Mayotte
Canton	Dzaoudzi
Intercommunality	Petite-Terre
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Mikidache Houmadi[1]
Area 1	6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[2]	17,831
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:00
INSEE/Postal code	97608 /97615
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dzaoudzi (French pronunciation: [dzaudzi]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The commune of Dzaoudzi (sometimes called Dzaoudzi-Labattoir [dzaudzi labatwaʁ]), 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^[3] since 1973.