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Blapleu

Coordinates: 7°38′N 7°44′W / 7.633°N 7.733°W / 7.633; -7.733
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Blapleu
Bafléso
Blapleu is located in Ivory Coast
Blapleu
Blapleu
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°38′N 7°44′W / 7.633°N 7.733°W / 7.633; -7.733
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionTonkpi
DepartmentBiankouma
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
14,750
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Blapleu (also known as Bafléso) is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Biankouma Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.

Blapleu 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 Blapleu was 14,750.[3]

Villages

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

  1. Blapleu (5 420)
  2. Gama (2 422)
  3. Gbéné (790)
  4. Gouélé (1 499)
  5. Guégouin (344)
  6. Klapleu (2 103)
  7. Zantongouin (2 172)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.