Goulaleu is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Zouan-Hounien Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. The town is five kilometres east of the border with Liberia.

Goulaleu
Goulaleu is located in Ivory Coast
Goulaleu
Goulaleu
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°42′N 8°22′W / 6.700°N 8.367°W / 6.700; -8.367
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionTonkpi
DepartmentZouan-Hounien
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
20,479
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Goulaleu 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 Goulaleu was 20,479.[3]

Villages

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The twenty four villages of the sub-prefecture of Goulaleu and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Dohoupleu (1 024)
  2. Douéleu (572)
  3. Féapleu (173)
  4. Ganleu (622)
  5. Gbampleu (777)
  6. Glareu (875)
  7. Glèpleu (2 061)
  8. Gliouleu (840)
  9. Gouantouo (721)
  10. Goulaleu (1 969)
  11. Gouopleu (625)
  12. Gueidépleu (550)
  13. Guiamapleu (2 370)
  14. Kéatouo (675)
  15. Koleu (140)
  16. Kplanleu (571)
  17. Mampleu (424)
  18. Méapleu (755)
  19. Séipleu (1 313)
  20. Souapleu 1 (700)
  21. Tapleu (990)
  22. Yéipleu (392)
  23. Yomipleu (542)
  24. Zéitouo (798)

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.