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 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Blapleu was 14,750.
Villages The seven villages of the sub-prefecture of Blapleu and their population in 2014 are: Blapleu (5,420) Gama (2,422) Gbéné (790) Gouélé (1,499) Guégouin (344) Klapleu (2,103) Zantongouin (2,172)
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