Official Name: | Owendo |
Other Name: | Ovendo |
Pushpin Map: | Gabon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gabon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Name1: | Estuaire Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2013 Census |
Population Total: | 79,300 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.2833°N 9.5°W |
Owendo is a port city in Gabon, forming a south western suburb of Libreville.
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.