Port of Cotonou
E357919
The Port of Cotonou is Benin’s principal seaport and a major West African maritime hub for regional trade and transit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Authority of Cotonou | 1 |
| Port of Cotonou canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3406738 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Cotonou Context triple: [Cotonou, hasPort, Port of Cotonou]
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A.
Port of Lomé
The Port of Lomé is Togo’s principal deep-water seaport on the Gulf of Guinea and a major regional hub for maritime trade in West Africa.
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B.
Port of Conakry
The Port of Conakry is Guinea’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for the country’s international trade on the Atlantic coast.
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C.
Port of Malabo
The Port of Malabo is the principal seaport of Equatorial Guinea’s capital city, serving as a key hub for the country’s oil, gas, and general maritime trade in the Gulf of Guinea.
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D.
Port of Libreville
The Port of Libreville is Gabon's principal seaport and a key hub for the export of timber, minerals, and other goods from the capital region to international markets.
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E.
Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Cotonou Target entity description: The Port of Cotonou is Benin’s principal seaport and a major West African maritime hub for regional trade and transit.
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A.
Port of Lomé
The Port of Lomé is Togo’s principal deep-water seaport on the Gulf of Guinea and a major regional hub for maritime trade in West Africa.
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B.
Port of Conakry
The Port of Conakry is Guinea’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for the country’s international trade on the Atlantic coast.
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C.
Port of Malabo
The Port of Malabo is the principal seaport of Equatorial Guinea’s capital city, serving as a key hub for the country’s oil, gas, and general maritime trade in the Gulf of Guinea.
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D.
Port of Libreville
The Port of Libreville is Gabon's principal seaport and a key hub for the export of timber, minerals, and other goods from the capital region to international markets.
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E.
Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seaport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Benin ⓘ |
| function |
bulk cargo port
ⓘ
container port ⓘ general cargo port ⓘ roll-on/roll-off port ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Port Authority of Cotonou
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Cotonou
|
| handles |
bulk commodities
ⓘ
containerized cargo ⓘ petroleum products ⓘ vehicles ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
regional transport corridors
ⓘ
road network ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bulk terminal
ⓘ
container terminal ⓘ oil terminal ⓘ ro-ro terminal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
breakwater
ⓘ
container storage yards ⓘ customs facilities ⓘ deep-water berths ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| importance |
key node in regional logistics corridors
ⓘ
strategic asset for Benin’s economy ⓘ |
| is | Benin’s principal seaport ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cotonou
ⓘ
Littoral Department ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| near | Cotonou city center ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| role |
major West African maritime hub
ⓘ
regional trade hub ⓘ transit hub ⓘ |
| serves |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ landlocked Sahel countries ⓘ |
| servesAs | gateway for Benin’s international trade ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | BJCOO ⓘ |
| usedFor |
export of agricultural products
ⓘ
export of cotton ⓘ import of consumer goods ⓘ transshipment of cargo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Cotonou Description of subject: The Port of Cotonou is Benin’s principal seaport and a major West African maritime hub for regional trade and transit.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Cotonou