Ouésso

Ouésso
Ouésso
Coordinates	1 ° 37 '  N , 16 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 1 ° 37 '  N , 16 ° 3'  E
Basic data
Country	Republic of the Congo
region	Sangha
height	350 m
Residents	31,062 (2012)

Ouésso is a city in the north of the Republic of the Congo . The capital of the Sangha department lies on the banks of the Sangha River in the middle of the rainforest . At the 2012 census , Ouésso had around 31,000 inhabitants. The city is connected to the capital Brazzaville by ferry and is known for the pygmies who live nearby .

In 2007, a contract was signed with a Korean consortium to build a railway line from Ouésso to Brazzaville, primarily for the faster transport of wood.

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Ouésso Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.8 31.7 31.9 31.6 31.2 30.1 29.1 29.0 29.7 29.9 30.0 30.3 O 30.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 19.9 20.3 20.8 21.1 21.1 20.5 20.2 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.2 19.9 O 20.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 60 96 151 134 179 143 92 144 223 237 172 74 Σ 1,705 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.9 5.2 O 5 Rainy days ( d ) 4th 5 9 9 10 9 7th 11 13 15th 15th 5 Σ 112 Humidity ( % ) 82 81 82 82 83 85 84 84 85 85 85 85 O 83.6 Source: wetterkontor.de

Sons and daughters

• Daniel Nzika (* 1971), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Impfondo

See also

• List of departments of the Republic of the Congo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The decision to build a new railway line from Ouésso to Brazzaville. Retrieved March 29, 2015.