Guiglo

Guiglo is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Guiglo Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Cavally Region in Montagnes District. Guiglo is located on the Nzo River, a tributary of the Sassandra River. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 52,544.

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Place details

Locality: Guiglo
Region: Montagnes
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Population: 68,113
Timezone: Africa/Abidjan

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Guiglo
Settlement.settlement_type: City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ivory Coast
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ivory Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Montagnes
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cavally
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Guiglo
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1930
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021 census
Settlement.population_note: (2014 census)
Settlement.population_total: 171454

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Guiglo
Population: 171454
Elevation: 212
Image: Pontnzo.jpg

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native label: Guiglo
P12749: Castile and León

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Guiglo is a market centre of the Guere, Yacouba and Mossi people, with trade in rice, livestock, and cassava predominating. The city is also a collecting depot, or entrepot, for coffee and timber that is taken to coastal ports for export. Guiglo is the site of both a research station and a sawmill.