| Guiglo | |
| Settlement Type: | City, sub-prefecture, and commune |
| Pushpin Map: | Ivory Coast |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ivory Coast |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montagnes |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cavally |
| Subdivision Type3: | Department |
| Subdivision Name3: | Guiglo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1930 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Note: | (2014 census) |
| Population Total: | 171454 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | City |
| Population Blank1: | 52544[2] |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 6.55°N -36°W |
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 52,544.[2]
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.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Guiglo was 171,454.[1]
The 18 villages of the sub-prefecture of Guiglo and their population in 2014 are:[3]