Port of Douala
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The Port of Douala is Cameroon’s principal seaport and a major Central African maritime hub for regional trade and cargo transit.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Douala canonical | 4 |
| Douala (regionally nearby to lower course) | 1 |
| Port Authority of Douala | 1 |
| port of Douala | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5948053 — 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 Douala Context triple: [Douala, hasPort, Port of Douala]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Port of Cotonou
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Douala Target entity description: The Port of Douala is Cameroon’s principal seaport and a major Central African maritime hub for regional trade and cargo transit.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Port of Cotonou
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port authority jurisdiction
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cameroon national road network
ⓘ
Cameroon railway network ⓘ
linked to:
Transcameroon Railway
Douala International Airport ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key logistics hub for Central African hinterland trade
ⓘ
main maritime gateway for Cameroon’s economy ⓘ |
| handles |
exports from Cameroon
ⓘ
imports to Cameroon ⓘ transit cargo for Central African Republic ⓘ transit cargo for Chad ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
river–sea port
ⓘ
shallow draft constraints ⓘ subject to siltation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bulk cargo handling
ⓘ
cargo handling ⓘ container handling ⓘ general cargo handling ⓘ log and timber export ⓘ oil and petroleum products handling ⓘ passenger services (limited) ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
access channel on Wouri River
ⓘ
bulk terminals ⓘ container terminal ⓘ multipurpose terminals ⓘ oil terminal ⓘ storage yards ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| is |
Cameroon’s principal seaport
ⓘ
major Central African maritime hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Douala
ⓘ
Littoral Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Wouri River ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
Port Authority of Douala
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Douala
|
| nearbyCity | Douala ⓘ |
| partOf | Gulf of Guinea ports ⓘ |
| portCodeUNLOCODE | CMDLA ⓘ |
| regionServed |
CEMAC region
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ |
| requires | regular dredging ⓘ |
| serves |
Central African Republic
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ Equatorial Guinea ⓘ Northern Gabon ⓘ Northern Republic of Congo ⓘ |
| servesAs |
gateway for Cameroon’s foreign trade
ⓘ
transit port for landlocked Central African countries ⓘ |
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 Douala Description of subject: The Port of Douala is Cameroon’s principal seaport and a major Central African maritime hub for regional trade and cargo transit.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Douala
linked to: Port of Douala
linked to: Port of Douala