Ubangi River

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The Ubangi River is a major Central African waterway that forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic before joining the Congo River.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ubangi River canonical 8
Ubangi River basin 2
Haut-Oubangui 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international river of Africa
river
adjacentToCapitalCity Bangui
basinCountries Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
borderFunction forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic
capitalCityCountry Central African Republic
climateZone tropical
connectedTo Congo River navigation network
continent Africa
country Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
dischargeLocation near the city of Liranga in the Republic of the Congo
drainageBasin Congo Basin
linked to: Congo Rainforest
ecologicalSignificance supports tropical rainforest ecosystems
economicImportance vital transport corridor for landlocked Central African Republic
flowsDirectionGeneral southwest
flowsThrough Bangui
equatorial forest zone
savanna regions
formsBorderBetween Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasTributary Kotto River NERFINISHED
Mbomou River
Sangha River (indirectly via Congo system)
Uele River
linked to: Mbomou River
hydrologicalSystem Congo River system
linked to: Congo River
languageVariantName Oubangui
linked to: Ubangi River
lengthApproxKm 1060
locatedInRegion Central Africa
majorRightTributaryOf Congo River
mouth Congo River
navigableSections large stretches navigable for riverboats
partOf Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
passesNear Bangui
Mobaye
Zongo
politicalSignificance important international boundary in Central Africa
sourceRegion confluence of the Mbomou and Uele rivers
sourceRiver Mbomou River
Uele River
linked to: Mbomou River
tributaryOf Congo River
usedFor fishing
local trade
river transport

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congo River majorTributary Ubangi River
Adamawa–Ubangi languages geographicDistribution Ubangi River basin
linked to: Ubangi River
Ubangi-Shari namedAfter Ubangi River
subject linked to: Ubangi-Shari territory
French Ubangi-Shari predecessor Haut-Oubangui
linked to: Ubangi River
French Ubangi-Shari namedAfter Ubangi River
Bangui locatedOnRiver Ubangi River
Bangui riverPortOn Ubangi River
Ubangian languages namedAfter Ubangi River
Ubangian languages geographicDistribution Ubangi River basin
linked to: Ubangi River
Ubangi River languageVariantName Oubangui
linked to: Ubangi River
Bobangi spokenAlong Ubangi River
Ubangi-Shari namedAfter Ubangi River