Gbéléban is a town in north-western

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

. It is a

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

of and seat of

Gbéléban Department Gbéléban Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its c ...

Kabadougou Region Kabadougou Region is one of the 31 Regions of Ivory Coast, regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Odienné and the region's population in the 2021 ...

Denguélé District Denguélé District (, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné. Creation Denguélé District was created in a 2011 admin ...

. The town is a few hundred metres east of the

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with

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; 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."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012. 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: # Gbahanla (252) # Gbéléban (2 317)

References

Sub-prefectures of Kabadougou Guinea–Ivory Coast border crossings Former communes of Ivory Coast {{Denguélé-geo-stub