Guiglo is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of

Guiglo Department Guiglo Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Cavally Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 259,381 and its seat is the settlement of Guiglo. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectures of ...

. It is also a

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and the seat of Cavally Region in

Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, S ...

. Guiglo is located on the Nzo River, a tributary of the

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. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 52,544. Guiglo is a market centre of the Guere, Yacouba and

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, with trade in

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, and

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predominating. The city is also a collecting depot, or entrepot, for

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and

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that is taken to coastal ports for export. Guiglo is the site of both a research station and a

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. In 2005, a

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base was invaded by 1,000 protesters. The protestors took control but were forced back by armed UN peacekeepers. The clash left 100 protesters and one UN peacekeeper dead. The city is served by

Guiglo Airport Guiglo Airport is an airport serving Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the cen ...

. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Guiglo was 171,454.

Villages

The 18 villages of the sub-prefecture of Guiglo and their population in 2014 are:

References

Sub-prefectures of Cavally Region Communes of Cavally Region Regional capitals of Ivory Coast {{Montagnes-geo-stub