{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Guitry Department | native_name = ''Département de Guitry'' | native_name_lang = fr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Departments of Ivory Coast|Department]] <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Guitry Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Guitry Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009. <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Gôh-Djiboua District|Gôh-Djiboua]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Lôh-Djiboua]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Guitry, Ivory Coast|Guitry]] | established_date = Established as a second-level subdivision via division of [[Divo Department|Divo Dept]] | established_title = 2009 | established_date1 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title1 = 2011 | government_type = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = <ref>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"], abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.</ref> | leader_title = Prefect | leader_name = Patrice Loua <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2480 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_total = 197236 | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_as_of = 2021 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[GMT]] | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Guitry Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Lôh-Djiboua Region]] in [[Gôh-Djiboua District]], in southern [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 197,236 and its seat is the settlement of [[Guitry, Ivory Coast|Guitry]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Dairo-Didizo]], [[Guitry, Ivory Coast|Guitry]], [[Lauzoua]], and [[Yocoboué]].
==History== Guitry Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from [[Divo Department]].<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref> At its creation, it was part of [[Sud-Bandama Region]].
In 2011, [[Districts of Ivory Coast|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]].
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