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Ouesso
Sangha · Congo
City population
40,667
#7
in Congo
#1
in Sangha
#13,762
worldwide
1.614, 16.052 · 659 km from Brazzaville
About Ouesso
Ouesso is a city in Sangha, Congo with a population of 40,667. It is the 7th largest of the 23 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Congo, and the 13,762nd largest worldwide. It lies 659 km from Brazzaville.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sangha
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
1.614, 16.052
Record updated
13 July 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 23 in CongoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.