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Commune in Mayotte, France Commune in Mayotte, France
Tsingoni
Commune
Tsingoni MosqueTsingoni Mosque
Location of the commune (in red) within MayotteLocation of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of Tsingoni
Coordinates: 12°47′09″S 45°06′41″E / 12.7858°S 45.1113°E / -12.7858; 45.1113
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMayotte
CantonTsingoni
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Hamada Issilamou
Area34.76 km (13.42 sq mi)
Population13,934
 • Density400/km (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00
INSEE/Postal code97617 /97680
Elevation0–477 m (0–1,565 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tsingoni (French pronunciation: [tsiŋɡɔni]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.

Mosque

Tsingoni Mosque, originally built in 1538, is the oldest active mosque in France. It is a listed monument since 2015.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
  3. Pauly, Martial (10 February 2011). "La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France)". Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. Base Mérimée: Mosquée du 16e siècle, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Communes of Mayotte


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