Owendo is a port cityinGabon, forming a south western suburb of Libreville.
Owendo
Ovendo
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  Owendo Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 00°17′00″N 09°30′00″E / 0.28333°N 9.50000°E / 0.28333; 9.50000 | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Estuaire Province |
| Population
(2013 Census)
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| • Total | 79,300 |
In 1978, the Trans-Gabon Railway was connected to the city.[1]
In 2023, Fortescue Metals Group signed a deal to mine iron ore at Belinga using road and rail to reach the port of Owendo. Initially about 2m tonnes of ore would be carried.
Owendo has a cement works.
00°17′N 09°30′E / 0.283°N 9.500°E / 0.283; 9.500
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