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
Yelleu is located in Ivory Coast
Yelleu
Yelleu
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°58′N 8°3′W / 6.967°N 8.050°W / 6.967; -8.050
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionTonkpi
DepartmentZouan-Hounien
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total11,203
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Yelleu 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 Yelleu was 11,203.[3]

Villages edit

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 edit

  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.