Guitry Department
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Guitry Department Département de Guitry |
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| Department | |
 Location in Ivory Coast. Guitry Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009. |
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| Country |
 Ivory Coast
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| District | Gôh-Djiboua |
| Region | Lôh-Djiboua |
| 2009 | Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Divo Dept |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Departmental seat | Guitry |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Patrice Loua |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 146,748 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Guitry Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 146,748 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. 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.
Coordinates: 5°31′N 5°14′W / 5.517°N 5.233°W
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