Goulaleu

Goulaleu
Town and sub-prefecture
Goulaleu
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°42′N 8°22′W / 6.700°N 8.367°W / 6.700; -8.367Coordinates: 6°42′N 8°22′W / 6.700°N 8.367°W / 6.700; -8.367
Country  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Tonkpi
Department Zouan-Hounien
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 20,479
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

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 was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

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.


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