Blapleu

Blapleu Bafléso
Town and sub-prefecture
Blapleu Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°38′N 7°44′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Tonkpi
Department	Biankouma
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	14,750
Time zone	UTC+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

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

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. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.