Gbéléban Explained

Gbéléban
Settlement Type:Town and sub-prefecture
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Denguélé
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Kabadougou
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Gbéléban
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2569
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.5833°N -16°W

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.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Gbéléban was 2,569.[3]

Villages

The 2 villages of the sub-prefecture of Gbéléban and their population in 2014 are:[3]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 8 December 2015.
  2. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  3. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Kabadougou. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.