Coquilhatville
E1029016
Coquilhatville was the former colonial-era name of the city now known as Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coquilhatville canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13231316 — 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: Coquilhatville Context triple: [Mbandaka, formerName, Coquilhatville]
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A.
Lewisporte
Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, known historically as a key shipping and transportation hub and as a staging point during the 9/11 airlift of transatlantic passengers.
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B.
Papineauville
Papineauville is a small municipality in western Quebec, Canada, situated along the Ottawa River within the greater Ottawa–Gatineau region.
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C.
Parkeston
Parkeston is a village and port area in Essex, England, situated near Harwich and known historically for its railway and maritime connections.
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D.
Port-Salut
Port-Salut is a coastal town in southern Haiti known for its picturesque beaches and relaxed, tourism-oriented atmosphere.
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E.
Wyandanch
Wyandanch is a hamlet in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, located on Long Island.
- 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: Coquilhatville Target entity description: Coquilhatville was the former colonial-era name of the city now known as Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A.
Lewisporte
Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, known historically as a key shipping and transportation hub and as a staging point during the 9/11 airlift of transatlantic passengers.
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B.
Papineauville
Papineauville is a small municipality in western Quebec, Canada, situated along the Ottawa River within the greater Ottawa–Gatineau region.
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C.
Parkeston
Parkeston is a village and port area in Essex, England, situated near Harwich and known historically for its railway and maritime connections.
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D.
Port-Salut
Port-Salut is a coastal town in southern Haiti known for its picturesque beaches and relaxed, tourism-oriented atmosphere.
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E.
Wyandanch
Wyandanch is a hamlet in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, located on Long Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former name of city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | provincial capital ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Belgium ⓘ |
| country |
Belgian Congo
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
|
| formerNameOf | Mbandaka ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Coquilhatstad ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Lingala ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Belgian Congo
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
Congo Free State ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Équateur Province ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedNear | equator ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Congo River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Camille-Aimé Coquilhat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRoleOfEponym | Belgian colonial officer ⓘ |
| nowPartOf | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belgian colonial administration in Central Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian colonial authorities
|
| replacedBy | Mbandaka ⓘ |
| riverPortOn | Congo River ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeEntity | Mbandaka ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedAsNameUntil | post-independence renaming of Mbandaka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coquilhatville Description of subject: Coquilhatville was the former colonial-era name of the city now known as Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.