Ouésso
Ouésso | |
|---|---|
Town and Commune | |
Ouésso in 2015 | |
| Coordinates: 1°36′38″N 16°03′05″E / 1.61056°N 16.05139°E | |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Sangha Department |
| District | Ouésso District |
| Commune | Ouésso |
| Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 75,095 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi) |
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 last official census.