Ouésso

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Ouésso
Town and Commune
Ouésso in 2015
Ouésso in 2015
Ouésso is located in Republic of the Congo
Ouésso
Ouésso
Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 1°36′38″N 16°03′05″E / 1.61056°N 16.05139°E / 1.61056; 16.05139
Country Republic of the Congo
DepartmentSangha Department
DistrictOuésso District
CommuneOuésso
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total39,653
 • Density7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi)

Ouésso is a town and commune[1] 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.

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.[2] a power purchase agreement in 2017 led to the creation of the Liouesso Hydroelectric Power Station, which powers Ouésso.[3]

Bushmeat

In 1994, Ouésso consumed 7,500 kilograms of bushmeat a week. The most sold animal in the bushmeat market are duikers, but gorillas, monkeys, and elephants were also sold. The meat was transported from Liousesso, a village southwest out Ouésso, and often on logging trucks from Cameroon. Ouésso lacks enforcement of the bushmeat market.[4]

On 27 October 2016, ivory dealer Hamadou Abbo, and his accomplices, Minda Xavier and Gonock Evounanga Edgard, were each sentenced to 5 years in an Ouésso prison.[5]

In May 2018,

poacher and ivory trader, was arrested and held in jail in Ouésso. On June 2, 12 days before his trial, he escaped from prison. He was arrested again on 31 May 2019. He attempted to escape, but failed, and was transferred to prison in Brazzaville.[6][7]

Logging

In April 2007, a Korean consortium proposed to build a railway to Ouésso from Brazzaville, in exchange for a concession to harvest timber.[8]

Ouésso is a

carbon negative area. Between 2001 and 2022, the town had a carbon sink of -8.40.[9]

In 2010, the Parliament of the Republic of the Congo passed a law that gave protection to the country's indigenous pygmy and Baka people and their land. This made logging more difficult.[10]

Transportation

In 2015, the city's port was extended 100 linear meters. The expansion was funded by the Development Bank of the Central African States,[11] which has a complex in Ouésso.[12]

Ouésso is connected to Brazzaville by a 23,324 km road titled the "RN2".

ferries. The road was 321.5 kilometers long, and costed US$354 billion. The ceremony of its completion was attended by Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi [fr].[14] In 2023, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission built the Sanha Bridge and the Ouésso-Pokola Road for Ouésso. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by president Denis Sassou Nguesso.[15]

Ouésso is served by the Ouésso Airport.[12]

Climate

Ouésso has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am), bordering on a tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for Ouesso
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88)
32
(89)
32
(90)
33
(91)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(85)
29
(85)
30
(86)
31
(87)
31
(87)
30
(86)
31
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(69)
21
(69)
22
(71)
22
(71)
22
(71)
21
(70)
21
(69)
21
(69)
21
(69)
21
(69)
21
(69)
20
(68)
21
(70)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 56
(2.2)
79
(3.1)
150
(5.9)
130
(5)
150
(6)
120
(4.6)
79
(3.1)
150
(6.1)
220
(8.7)
230
(8.9)
150
(6)
84
(3.3)
1,598
(62.9)
Source: Weatherbase[16]

References

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  3. ^ Harris, Michael (30 May 2017). "Congo Republic's 19.9-MW Liouesso hydroelectric project inaugurated". Hydro Review.
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  5. ^ "Ouesso court: five years in prison for an ivory trafficker and his accomplices (Republic of the Congo)". Save the Elephants. 29 October 2016.
  6. ^ "MEDIA STATEMENT: WCS Commends Congolese Justice System on 30-Year Sentence of Notorious Elephant Poacher and Ivory Trafficker in Republic of Congo". newsroom.wcs.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ Bax, Pauline (24 August 2020). "Congo Republic Jails Man Accused of Killing 500 Elephants". Bloomberg News.
  8. ^ Butler, Rhett Ayers (25 April 2007). "New railway will facilitate logging in Congo". Mongabay. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008.
  9. ^ Vizzuality. "Ouesso, Sangha, Republic of Congo Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW". www.globalforestwatch.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ "How the Indigenous Baaka of the Congo are saving forests". Forest Stewardship Council. 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Port developments reflect the country's promising maritime future". The Worldfolio. 28 May 2015.
  12. ^ a b Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa (4 March 2020). "Ouesso – The resource rich special economic zone in Congo's north". Africanews.
  13. ^ "2.3 Republic of the Congo Road Network | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". dlca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Sangmelina-Ouesso Road inaugurated in Cameroon". Projects Today. 29 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Congolese president lays foundation stone for Chinese-built road project". National Development and Reform Commission. 13 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ouesso, Republic of Congo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.