Guitry Department | |
Native Name: | Département de Guitry |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Gôh-Djiboua |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Lôh-Djiboua |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Guitry |
Established Date: | Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Divo Dept |
Established Title: | 2009 |
Established Date1: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Established Title1: | 2011 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Patrice Loua |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2480 |
Population Total: | 197236 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Guitry Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 197,236 and its seat is the settlement of Guitry. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dairo-Didizo, Guitry, Lauzoua, and Yocoboué.
Guitry Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Divo Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Sud-Bandama Region.
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, Guitry Department became part of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District.