Owando District

Owando is a district in the Cuvette Region of the Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Owando.

Towns and villages

Owando

Coordinates: 00°29′S 15°54′E / 0.483°S 15.900°E / -0.483; 15.900

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.

History

Founded as Rousset in 1903 and quickly renamed Fort-Rousset (1904), Owando got back an African name in 1977.

A Roman Catholic diocese was established on 14 September 1955.

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