Guiglo Department

Guiglo Department Département de Guiglo
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Guiglo Department has had these boundaries since 2013.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Cavally
1969	Established as a first-level subdivision
1988	Divided to create Duékoué Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
1998	Divided to create Toulépleu Dept
2000	Transferred to the new Moyen-Cavally Region
2005	Divided to create Bloléquin Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2013	Divided to create Taï Dept
Departmental seat	Guiglo
Government[1]
• Prefect	Koné Messamba
Area[2]
• Total	3,256 km^2 (1,257 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
• Total	176,688
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Guiglo Department is a department of Cavally Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 176,688 and its seat is the settlement of Guiglo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bédy-Goazon, Guiglo, Kaadé, and Nizahon.

History

Guiglo Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Ouest Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1988 the department occupied the same territory as Cavally Region plus Duékoué Department of Guémon Region. This territory was organised into Moyen-Cavally Region in 1997.

In 1988, Guiglo Department was split in two in order to create Duékoué Department.^[4] In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Guiglo Department was included in Dix-Huit Montagnes Region.

Guiglo Department was divided again in 1998 to create Toulépleu Department.^[4] In 2000, it was included in the newly formed Moyen-Cavally Region.

A third division of Guiglo Department occurred in 2005 with the splitting-off of Bloléquin Department.^[4]

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Guiglo Department became part of Cavally Region in Montagnes District.

Guiglo Department was divided for a fourth time in 2013 when two sub-prefectures were removed from it to create Taï Department.^[5]

Maps of historical boundaries

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  Guiglo Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1988, but other departments began to be divided in 1974.

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  Guiglo Department from 1988 to 1998. (Other departments began to be divided in 1995.)

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  Guiglo Department from 1998 to 2005. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 2000.)

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  Guiglo Department from 2005 to 2013. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 2008.)

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Présentation de la Région du Cavally", cavally.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
5. "Le décret n° 2013-179 du 22 mars 2013 portant création du Département de Tai", depse.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.

Coordinates: 6°33′N 7°29′W / 6.550°N 7.483°W