Gbéléban

Gbéléban
Town and sub-prefecture
Gbéléban

Location in Ivory Coast

Coordinates: 9°35′N 8°8′W / 9.583°N 8.133°W / 9.583; -8.133Coordinates: 9°35′N 8°8′W / 9.583°N 8.133°W / 9.583; -8.133
Country  Ivory Coast
District Denguélé
Region Kabadougou
Department Gbéléban
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 2,569
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

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]

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