Mahapleu

Mahapleu
Kouépleu
Town and sub-prefecture
Mahapleu
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°13′N 7°56′W / 7.217°N 7.933°W / 7.217; -7.933Coordinates: 7°13′N 7°56′W / 7.217°N 7.933°W / 7.217; -7.933
Country  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Tonkpi
Department Danané
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 44,368
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Mahapleu (also known as Kuépleu) is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.

Mahapleu 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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