Africa/Blantyre
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Africa/Blantyre is an IANA time zone identifier representing the standard time observed in Blantyre, Malawi, in the Central Africa Time region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Africa/Blantyre canonical | 2 |
| Africa/Lusaka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T199766 — 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: Africa/Blantyre Context triple: [Central Africa Time, IANAExampleZone, Africa/Blantyre]
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A.
Africa/Bujumbura
Africa/Bujumbura is the IANA time zone identifier representing the local time observed in Bujumbura, Burundi, which follows Central Africa Time.
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B.
Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa known for Lake Malawi, its predominantly agricultural economy, and membership in regional and international organizations including the Commonwealth.
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C.
Masvingo
Masvingo is one of Zimbabwe’s oldest urban centers, located in the country’s southeastern region near the Great Zimbabwe ruins.
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D.
Mozambique
Mozambique is a southeastern African nation on the Indian Ocean known for its Portuguese colonial heritage, rich cultural diversity, and extensive coastline with important ports and marine resources.
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E.
Rwanda
Rwanda is a landlocked East African nation known for its dramatic recovery from the 1994 genocide, rapid economic growth, and strong conservation efforts, particularly for mountain gorillas.
- 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: Africa/Blantyre Target entity description: Africa/Blantyre is an IANA time zone identifier representing the standard time observed in Blantyre, Malawi, in the Central Africa Time region.
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A.
Africa/Bujumbura
Africa/Bujumbura is the IANA time zone identifier representing the local time observed in Bujumbura, Burundi, which follows Central Africa Time.
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B.
Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa known for Lake Malawi, its predominantly agricultural economy, and membership in regional and international organizations including the Commonwealth.
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C.
Masvingo
Masvingo is one of Zimbabwe’s oldest urban centers, located in the country’s southeastern region near the Great Zimbabwe ruins.
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D.
Mozambique
Mozambique is a southeastern African nation on the Indian Ocean known for its Portuguese colonial heritage, rich cultural diversity, and extensive coastline with important ports and marine resources.
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E.
Rwanda
Rwanda is a landlocked East African nation known for its dramatic recovery from the 1994 genocide, rapid economic growth, and strong conservation efforts, particularly for mountain gorillas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IANA time zone identifier
ⓘ
time zone ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CAT ⓘ |
| canonical | true ⓘ |
| city | Blantyre ⓘ |
| country | Malawi ⓘ |
| databaseName | zone.tab ⓘ |
| dstObserved | no ⓘ |
| governingTerritory |
Republic of Malawi
ⓘ
linked to:
Malawi
|
| historicalChanges | minimal ⓘ |
| ianaTimeZoneDatabase |
tz database
ⓘ
linked to:
IANA time zone database
|
| ianaZoneName | Africa/Blantyre ⓘ |
| isFixedOffset | true ⓘ |
| latitudeApprox | 16S ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Africa/Harare
ⓘ
linked to:
Harare
Africa/Maputo ⓘ
linked to:
Maputo
|
| longitudeApprox | 35E ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | false ⓘ |
| offsetFromUTCInHours | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryLocationType | city ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| standardTimeName | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneFor |
Blantyre
ⓘ
Central Africa Time region ⓘ
linked to:
Central Africa Time
Malawi ⓘ |
| timeZoneGroup | Africa time zones ⓘ |
| timeZoneRegionCode | MW ⓘ |
| usedForTimestamps | true ⓘ |
| usesFormat | continent/city ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
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: Africa/Blantyre Description of subject: Africa/Blantyre is an IANA time zone identifier representing the standard time observed in Blantyre, Malawi, in the Central Africa Time region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Africa/Blantyre