Kampala, about 300 km by road
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Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kampala, about 300 km by road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13077612 — 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: Kampala, about 300 km by road Context triple: [Soroti, distanceFrom, Kampala, about 300 km by road]
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A.
Kampala–Jinja Highway
The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a major arterial road in Uganda that links the capital city Kampala with the eastern city of Jinja, serving as a key route for national and regional transport.
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B.
Kampala–Gulu Highway
The Kampala–Gulu Highway is a major paved road in Uganda that connects the capital city Kampala with the northern regional hub of Gulu, serving as a key route for transport and trade.
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C.
Kampala–Nimule–Juba transport corridor
The Kampala–Nimule–Juba transport corridor is a major regional road route linking Uganda’s capital Kampala with South Sudan’s capital Juba via the border town of Nimule, facilitating trade and movement between the two countries.
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D.
Central Division, Kampala
Central Division, Kampala is the central business and administrative district of Uganda’s capital city, encompassing key commercial areas and government institutions.
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E.
Kampala Capital City Authority
Kampala Capital City Authority is the administrative body responsible for managing and overseeing the governance, infrastructure, and development of Uganda’s capital city, Kampala.
- 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: Kampala, about 300 km by road Target entity description: Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural hub.
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A.
Kampala–Jinja Highway
The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a major arterial road in Uganda that links the capital city Kampala with the eastern city of Jinja, serving as a key route for national and regional transport.
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B.
Kampala–Gulu Highway
The Kampala–Gulu Highway is a major paved road in Uganda that connects the capital city Kampala with the northern regional hub of Gulu, serving as a key route for transport and trade.
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C.
Kampala–Nimule–Juba transport corridor
The Kampala–Nimule–Juba transport corridor is a major regional road route linking Uganda’s capital Kampala with South Sudan’s capital Juba via the border town of Nimule, facilitating trade and movement between the two countries.
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D.
Central Division, Kampala
Central Division, Kampala is the central business and administrative district of Uganda’s capital city, encompassing key commercial areas and government institutions.
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E.
Kampala Capital City Authority
Kampala Capital City Authority is the administrative body responsible for managing and overseeing the governance, infrastructure, and development of Uganda’s capital city, Kampala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
national capital ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| commonlySpokenLanguage | Luganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 0.3136 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 32.5811 ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Ugandan shilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceByRoadTo | Entebbe GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 1200 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kampala Capital City Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInternationalAirport | Entebbe International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Independence Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kabaka’s Palace (Lubiri) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasubi Tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda National Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda Parliament Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortFunctionVia | Lake Victoria connections ⓘ |
| historicalRole | seat of the Buganda Kingdom’s administration in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| isCulturalCenterOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEconomicCenterOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPoliticalCenterOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCityOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Lord Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Region, Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern shore of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
finance
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| majorUniversity |
Kyambogo University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makerere University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | impala ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kampala Capital City Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionallyImportantFor | Great Lakes region trade ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Christianity ⓘ |
| roadDistanceInKilometres | approximately 40 ⓘ |
| roadDistanceTo | Gulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadDistanceToGuluInKilometres | about 300 ⓘ |
| significantReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kampala, about 300 km by road Description of subject: Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural hub.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.