Ouésso
Sign in to saveOuésso (in kikongo: Weso) is a town and commune in the Ouésso District in northern Republic of the Congo at the border of Cameroon, lying on the Sangha River and surrounded by rainforest. It is the capital of the Sangha Department. Its population was 75,095 in 2023, the date of the country's latest official census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ouésso
- Region
- Sangha
- Country
- Congo
- Population
- 40,667
- Timezone
- Africa/Brazzaville
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Key facts
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- Ouésso
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- File:Ouesso.jpg
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- Ouésso in 2015
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- Republic of the Congo
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- bottom
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- Location in the Republic of the Congo
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Republic of the Congo
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- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sangha Department
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ouésso District
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Republic of the Congo
- Located in
- Sangha Department
- Population
- +39653
- Area
- +5
- Elevation
- +348
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Sangha Department
- Image
- Ouesso.jpg
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Ouésso (in kikongo: Weso) is a town and commune in the Ouésso District in northern Republic of the Congo at the border of Cameroon, lying on the Sangha River and surrounded by rainforest. It is the capital of the Sangha Department. Its population was 75,095 in 2023, the date of the country's latest official census.
== Economy == Ouésso is one of the four special economic zones in the Republic of the Congo. The town's main industries are mining, forestry, agriculture, and wood processing. a power purchase agreement in 2017 with the Gezhouba Group led to the creation of the Liouesso Hydroelectric Power Station, which powers Ouésso.