Port of Boma
E606583
The Port of Boma is a key maritime gateway on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving regional trade and transport in Kongo Central Province.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Port of Boma canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561919 — 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 Boma Context triple: [Kongo Central Province, hasPort, Port of Boma]
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A.
Port of Muanda
The Port of Muanda is a coastal seaport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that serves as a key maritime outlet near the Atlantic terminus of the Congo River.
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B.
Port of Matadi
The Port of Matadi is a major seaport on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as a key gateway for the country’s international maritime trade.
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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 Nacala
The Port of Nacala is a deep-water seaport in northern Mozambique that serves as a major regional hub for maritime trade and transport in southeastern Africa.
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E.
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.
- 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 Boma Target entity description: The Port of Boma is a key maritime gateway on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving regional trade and transport in Kongo Central Province.
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A.
Port of Muanda
The Port of Muanda is a coastal seaport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that serves as a key maritime outlet near the Atlantic terminus of the Congo River.
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B.
Port of Matadi
The Port of Matadi is a major seaport on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as a key gateway for the country’s international maritime trade.
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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 Nacala
The Port of Nacala is a deep-water seaport in northern Mozambique that serves as a major regional hub for maritime trade and transport in southeastern Africa.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river port
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| accessMode |
inland waterway
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| cargoOriginDestination |
Democratic Republic of the Congo hinterland
ⓘ
regional markets in Central Africa ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Atlantic Ocean via Congo River estuary ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| distanceToMouthOfCongoRiver | approximately 100 km upstream ⓘ |
| governedBy | Democratic Republic of the Congo maritime and port authorities ⓘ |
| handles |
bulk cargo
ⓘ
containerized cargo ⓘ general cargo ⓘ |
| hasBerths | river berths for seagoing and river vessels ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
export
ⓘ
import ⓘ transshipment ⓘ |
| hasRole | key maritime gateway on the Congo River ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | served as a colonial-era river port in the Congo region ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boma ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Kongo Central Province ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Africa/Kinshasa ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Congo River ⓘ |
| navigationalConstraint | depends on Congo River draft and navigability conditions ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Angola ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Matadi ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports ⓘ |
| partOf | Democratic Republic of the Congo port system ⓘ |
| portType |
cargo port
ⓘ
commercial port ⓘ |
| primaryRiverBank | left bank of the Congo River ⓘ |
| region | Lower Congo region ⓘ |
| serves |
Boma
ⓘ
Kongo Central Province ⓘ regional trade ⓘ river transport ⓘ |
| UNLocode | CDBOA ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Congo River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Congo River
|
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 Boma Description of subject: The Port of Boma is a key maritime gateway on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving regional trade and transport in Kongo Central Province.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.