Ouésso

Also known as Ouesso

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.

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Place details

Locality: Ouésso
Region: Sangha
Country: Congo
Population: 40,667
Timezone: Africa/Brazzaville

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Ouésso
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Ouesso.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ouésso in 2015
Settlement.pushpin_map: Republic of the Congo
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Republic of the Congo
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Republic of the Congo
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sangha Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ouésso District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Commune
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ouésso
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023 census
Settlement.population_total: 75095
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 39653
Area: 5
Elevation: 348
Image: Ouesso.jpg

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Commons category: Ouesso
native label: Ouésso
P12749: Reuss

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Economy
Bushmeat
Logging
Transportation
Climate
Notable people
References

== 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.