# Owendo

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'''Owendo''' is a [port](/source/port) [city](/source/city) in [Gabon](/source/Gabon), forming a south western suburb of [Libreville](/source/Libreville).

== History ==
In 1978, the [Trans-Gabon Railway](/source/Trans-Gabon_Railway) was connected to the city.<ref>Britannica,
[https://www.britannica.com/place/Owendo Owendo], britannica.com, USA, accessed on June 30, 2019</ref>

In 2023, [Fortescue](/source/Fortescue_(company)) signed a deal to mine iron ore at [Belinga](/source/Belinga) using road and rail to reach the port of Owendo.<ref>[https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/rio-tinto-plays-pilbara-long-game-as-fortescue-holds-on-to-gabon-dream-20231205-p5ep3l Fortescue holds on to Gabon dream as Rio Tinto plays Pilbara long game] ''[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review)'' December 5, 2023</ref> Initially about 2m tonnes of ore would be carried.

== Industry ==

Owendo has a cement works.

== See also ==

* [List of deep water ports](/source/List_of_deep_water_ports) [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gabon.html]
* [Cement in Africa](/source/Cement_in_Africa)

== References ==
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Category:Populated places in Estuaire Province
Category:Port cities and towns in Gabon
Category:Ports and harbours of Gabon

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