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]

References

Departments and sub-prefectures of Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District
Regional seat: Odienné
Gbéléban Department	Gbéléban Samango Seydougou*
Madinani Department	Fengolo Madinani* N'Goloblasso
Odienné Department	Bako* Bougousso Dioulatièdougou* Odienné* Tiémé*
Samatiguila Department	Kimbirila-Sud Samatiguila*
Séguélon Department	Gbongaha Séguélon*
* also a commune