Mahapleu

Mahapleu Kouépleu
Town and sub-prefecture
Mahapleu Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°13′N 7°56′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Tonkpi
Department	Danané
Area
• Total	464 km^2 (179 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	66,898
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
• Town	14,921[1]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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

Mahapleu was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Mahapleu was 66,898.[2]

Villages

The twenty one villages of the sub-prefecture of Mahapleu and their population in 2014 are:[4]

1. Beinleu (3 890)
2. Blapleu (810)
3. Dropleu (1 955)
4. Féapleu (1 736)
5. Flampleu (2 752)
6. Gbéleu (152)
7. Gblèpleu (1 907)
8. Gouézépleu (800)
9. Issonneu (879)
10. Iyaba (989)
11. Kangui (669)
12. Kouyépleu (1 077)
13. Kpangouiné (944)
14. Mahapleu (14 921)
15. Mantongouiné (4 284)
16. Monleu (693)
17. Peuzigui (1 805)
18. Singouiné (2 155)
19. Téapleu-Cavally (841)
20. Toueuleu (762)
21. Zoholeu (347)

Notes

1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
2. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
3. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
4. Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Mahapleu