Yelleu

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Yelleu
Town and sub-prefecture
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Yelleu
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°58′N8°3′W / 6.967°N 8.050°W / 6.967; -8.050
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Tonkpi
Department Zouan-Hounien
Population
 (2014) [1]
  Total
11,203
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Yelleu is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Zouan-Hounien Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.

Yelleu was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished. [2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Yelleu was 11,203. [3]

Villages

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

  1. Bépleu 2 (1,078)
  2. Boutouo 2 (352)
  3. Glogleu (415)
  4. Gohoutouo (662)
  5. Gouakatouo (1,160)
  6. Gueutouo (757)
  7. Natta-Nord (1,394)
  8. Niampleu (176)
  9. Souampleu (1,802)
  10. Yelleu (3,407)

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. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.