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 1,126 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 two villages of the sub-prefecture of Gbéléban and their population in 2014 are: Gbahanla (252) Gbéléban (2,317)
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