Owando is a town in the central

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 w ...

, lying on the Kouyou River. It is the

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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 capi ...

and an autonomous commune. It is home to a market and has an

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. 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, apos ...

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