Goulaleu

Goulaleu
Town and sub-prefecture
Goulaleu Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°42′N 8°22′W / 6.700°N 8.367°W / 6.700; -8.367Coordinates: 6°42′N 8°22′W / 6.700°N 8.367°W / 6.700; -8.367
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Tonkpi
Department	Zouan-Hounien
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	20,479
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Goulaleu is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Zouan-Hounien Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. The town is five kilometres east of the border with Liberia.

Goulaleu was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.^[2]

Notes

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.

Departments and sub-prefectures of Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District

Regional seat: Man

Biankouma Department	Biankouma* Blapleu Gbangbégouiné Gbonné* Gouiné Kpata Santa

Danané Department	Daleu Danané* Gbon-Houyé Kouan-Houlé Mahapleu Séileu Zonneu

Man Department	Bogouiné Fagnampleu Gbangbégouiné-Yati Logoualé* Man* Podiagouiné Sandougou-Soba Sangouiné* Yapleu Zagoué Ziogouiné

Sipilou Department	Sipilou* Yorodougou

Zouan-Hounien Department	Banneu Bin-Houyé* Goulaleu Téapleu Yelleu Zouan-Hounien*

* also a commune

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