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Town and sub-prefecture in Denguélé, Ivory Coast
Gbéléban
Town and sub-prefecture
Gbéléban is located in Ivory CoastGbélébanGbélébanLocation in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°35′N 8°8′W / 9.583°N 8.133°W / 9.583; -8.133
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictDenguélé
RegionKabadougou
DepartmentGbéléban
Population
 • Total2,569
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gbéléban is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and seat of Gbéléban Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District. The town is a few hundred metres east of the border with Guinea; there is a border crossing two-and-a-half kilometres north of town.

With a population of just over 2,500, Gbéléban is the least-populated sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast.

Gbéléban was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Gbéléban was 2,569.

Villages

The 2 villages of the sub-prefecture of Gbéléban and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Gbahanla (252)
  2. Gbéléban (2 317)

References

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Kabadougou" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District
Regional seat: Odienné
Gbéléban Department
Madinani Department
Odienné Department
Samatiguila Department
Séguélon Department
* also a commune
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