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Country
  
Ivory Coast

Region
  
Cavally

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Population
  
113,796 (2014)

District
  
Montagnes

Department
  
Guiglo

Local time
  
Saturday 1:57 PM

Number of airports
  
1

Guiglo

Weather
  
35°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 48% Humidity

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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 113,796.

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Map of Guiglo, The Ivory Coast

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.

In 2005, a United Nations 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.

References

Guiglo Wikipedia