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

Geography

The municipality of Boundraboua is located at the northern end of the main island of Mayottes. In addition to the main village of Bandraboua, the villages of Handrema, Mtsangamboua, Dzoumogné and Bouyouni make up the municipality.

Sugar and rum factory in Dzoumogné

Sugar and rum factory in Dzoumogné, 1900

The sugar and rum factory on a plantation of about 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) in Dzoumogné belonged to the Cougnac family until the mid-19th century and was taken over by Duperrier in 1864. It had a presumably manually operated Decauville railway. It was 1,720 metres (1.1 mi) long and had a gauge of 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in). This indicates that it may have been laid by the Société J. F. Cail & Cie as early as 1880, when the factory building was constructed, to transport its steel girders and the steam boilers which had been imported from France. It was later used to ship the sugar and rum to the harbour. Production ceased in 1955.[3][4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19976,400—    
20027,501+17.2%
YearPop.±%
20079,013+20.2%
201210,132+12.4%

Personalities

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
  3. ^ Pierre-François Puech and Bernard Puech: A Sugar Factory at Mayotte: a chimney at Dzoumogné traces the history of the production by French engineers. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.3993.5440.
  4. ^ Jean-René Nace: Mayotte entre héritage colonial et futurs incertains, ou la difficile émergence d'un patrimoine industriel, p. 103.
  5. ^ Bandraboua at Soccerway