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Owando
Owando is a town in the central Republic of the Congo, lying on the Kouyou River. It is the capital of Cuvette Department and an autonomous commune. It is home to a market and has an airport. It was formerly known as Fort-Rousset. It gained the status of "commune" on March 16, 2017 History Founded as Rousset in 1903 and quickly renamed Fort-Rousset in 1904, it was renamed as Owando in 1977. A Roman Catholic diocese As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, ap ... was established on 14 September 1955. References External links Owando blog, a compilation of information in French Populated places in the Republic of the Congo Cuvette Department Populated places established in 1903 1903 establishments in French Equatorial Africa {{RCongo-geo-stub ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Owando
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owando is a jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Republic of Congo. On February 11, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Victor Abagna Mossa as Bishop of Owando. On May 30, 2020, the Diocese of Owando was raised to Archdiocese, and Bishop Victor Abagna Mossa was elevated to Archbishop. History * December 21, 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Rousset * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Fort-Rousset * December 3, 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Owando * May 30, 2020: Elevated to Archdiocese of Owando Bishops Vicars Apostolic of Fort-Rousset # Emile-Elie Verhille, C.S.Sp. (1951–1955), title changed to Bishop of Fort-Rousset Bishops of Fort-Rousset # Emile-Elie Verhille, C.S.Sp. (1955–1968) # Georges Benoit Gassongo (Apostolic Administrator 1968-1970) Bishops of Owando # Georges-Firmin Singha (1972–1988), appointed Bishop of Pointe-Noire # Ernest Kombo, S.J. (1990–2008) # Louis Portella Mbuyu (Apostolic Adm ...
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Owando Airport
Owando Airport is an airport serving the town of Owando, the capital of the Cuvette Department in the Republic of the Congo. The airport is southeast of the town. The disused Runway 09/27 abuts the southeast end of the new runway. See also * * *List of airports in the Republic of the Congo *Transport in the Republic of the Congo Transport in the Republic of Congo includes land, air and water modes. Over of paved roads are in use. The two international airports are Maya-Maya Airport and Pointe Noire Airport. The country also has a large port on the Atlantic Ocean at ... References External links *Owando Airport- OpenStreetMap Cuvette Department Airports in the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-airport-stub ...
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Cuvette Department
Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette-Ouest, Likouala, Plateaux, and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon. The capital is Owando. Cities and towns include Boundji, Makoua and Okoyo. Administrative divisions Cuvette Department is divided into one commune and nine districts: Districts # Makoua District # Boundji District # Mossaka District # Loukoléla District # Oyo District # Ngoko District # Ntokou District # Tchikapika District Tchikapika is a district in the Cuvette Department Cuvette is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette-Ouest, Likouala, Plateaux, and Sangha, and internationally, t ... # Bokoma DistrictNew district created on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_resource=2639&fn=jo_2017_12.pdf Communes # Commune of Owando ...
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Kouyou River
The Kouyou River is a minor river in central Republic of the Congo. Its source is the confluence of several streams. It is a tributary of the Likouala-Mossaka, which in turn feeds into the Congo River. It is generally a meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...ing river, but there are rapids near Owando. Location See also * List of rivers of the Republic of the Congo References Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Tributaries of the Congo River {{RCongo-geo-stub ...
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Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo river. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda Province, Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The region was dominated by Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo was formerly part of the French colonial empire, French colony of French Equatorial Africa, Equatorial Africa. The Republic of the Congo was established on 28 November 1958 and gained independence from France in 1960. It was a Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1992, under the name ...
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Departments Of The Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo is divided into twelve departments (''départements'', singular ''département''). These departments replaced former regions (''régions'', singular ''région'') in 2002: These regions are subdivided into 86 districts and 7 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities (communautés urbaines) and rural communities (communautés rurales); which are further subdivided into quarters or neighborhoods (quartiers) and villages. See also * Communes of the Republic of the Congo * Districts of the Republic of the Congo The Departments of the Republic of the Congo are divided into 86 districts and 6 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities (communautés urbaines) and rural communities (communautés rurales); which are further subdivided into ... * ISO 3166-2:CG References External links Congo Departments at Statoids.com {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries Subdivisions o ...
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Flag Of The Republic Of The Congo
The national flag of the Republic of the Congo (french: drapeau de la république du Congo) consists of a yellow diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and red lower triangle. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of the Congo until 1970, when the People's Republic of the Congo was established. The new regime changed the flag to a red field with the coat of arms of the People's Republic in the canton. This version was utilized until the regime collapsed in 1991. The new government promptly restored the original pre-1970 flag. __TOC__ History Under French colonial rule over French Congo, the authorities forbade the colony from utilizing its own distinctive colonial flag. This was because they were worried that this could increase nationalistic sentiment and lead to calls for independence. However, with the rise of the decolonization movement in Africa, the French were obliged ...
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Communes Of The Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo includes six communes, divided in urban districts (''arrondissements''). Two of these communes, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, are also a department:{{cite web , title=GeoHive - Republic of the Congo population statistics , url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/repcongo.aspx , year=2000–2012 , accessdate=25 May 2012 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522094442/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/repcongo.aspx , archive-date=22 May 2012 , url-status=dead *Bouenza: Nkayi *Brazzaville: Brazzaville *Cuvette : none * Cuvette-Ouest: none * Lékoumou: none * Likouala: none *Niari : Dolisie and Mossendjo * Plateaux: none * Pointe-Noire: Pointe-Noire *Pool: none *Sangha: Ouésso See also *Districts of the Republic of the Congo *Departments of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is divided into twelve departments (''départements'', singular ''département''). These departments replaced former regions (''régions'', singular ''région' ...
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Capital City
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is List of countries with multiple capitals, in another place. English language, English-language news media often use the name of the capital city as an alternative name for the government of the country of which it is the capital, as a form of metonymy. For example, "relations between Washington, D.C., Washington and London" refer to "United Kingdom–United States rel ...
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Market (place)
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), '' bazaar'' (from the Persian), a fixed '' mercado'' (Spanish), or itinerant ''tianguis'' (Mexico), or ''palengke'' (Philippines). Some markets operate daily and are said to be ''permanent'' markets while others are held once a week or on less frequent specified days such as festival days and are said to be ''periodic markets.'' The form that a market adopts depends on its locality's population, culture, ambient and geographic conditions. The term ''market'' covers many types of trading, as market squares, market halls and food halls, and their different varieties. Thus marketplaces can be both outdoors and indoors, and in the modern world, online marketplaces. Markets have existed for as long as humans have engaged in trade. The earlie ...
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Populated Places In The Republic Of The Congo
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ...
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Populated Places Established In 1903
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ...
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