Bandama River basin
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The Bandama River basin is the largest river drainage system in Côte d'Ivoire, encompassing much of the country's central region and supporting agriculture, settlements, and hydropower.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bandama River basin canonical | 3 |
| Bandama River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6630976 — 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: Bandama River basin Context triple: [Yamoussoukro, drainageBasin, Bandama River basin]
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A.
Volta River basin
The Volta River basin is a major West African drainage basin encompassing the catchment area of the Volta River and its tributaries across several countries, including Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
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B.
Athi River basin
The Athi River basin is a major drainage basin in Kenya that collects waters from rivers such as the Nairobi River and ultimately feeds into the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Rio Muni
Rio Muni is the mainland region of Equatorial Guinea, located on the west coast of Central Africa and forming the country's largest and most populous territory.
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D.
Falémé River
The Falémé River is a significant West African river that flows through Guinea, Mali, and Senegal before joining the Senegal River.
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E.
Gongola River
The Gongola River is a major river in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the savanna region before joining the Benue River.
- 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: Bandama River basin Target entity description: The Bandama River basin is the largest river drainage system in Côte d'Ivoire, encompassing much of the country's central region and supporting agriculture, settlements, and hydropower.
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A.
Volta River basin
The Volta River basin is a major West African drainage basin encompassing the catchment area of the Volta River and its tributaries across several countries, including Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
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B.
Athi River basin
The Athi River basin is a major drainage basin in Kenya that collects waters from rivers such as the Nairobi River and ultimately feeds into the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Rio Muni
Rio Muni is the mainland region of Equatorial Guinea, located on the west coast of Central Africa and forming the country's largest and most populous territory.
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D.
Falémé River
The Falémé River is a significant West African river that flows through Guinea, Mali, and Senegal before joining the Senegal River.
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E.
Gongola River
The Gongola River is a major river in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the savanna region before joining the Benue River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| containsHydropowerDam |
Kossou Dam
ⓘ
Taabo Dam ⓘ |
| containsReservoir | Lake Kossou ⓘ |
| country | Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| countryCode | CIV ⓘ |
| coversRegion | central Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Bandama River ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in upper catchments
ⓘ
sedimentation of reservoirs ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ water quality degradation near settlements ⓘ |
| hasDrySeason | November–April ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ livestock raising ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ |
| hasWetSeason | May–October ⓘ |
| importance | major inland water resource of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| includesTributary |
Marahoué River
ⓘ
Nzi River ⓘ Solomougou River ⓘ |
| landUse |
cropland
ⓘ
forest patches ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| largestRiverBasinIn | Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Bandama River ⓘ |
| outletLocation | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ rural settlements ⓘ urban settlements ⓘ |
| supportsCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ coffee ⓘ cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ rice ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transport in some reaches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bandama River basin Description of subject: The Bandama River basin is the largest river drainage system in Côte d'Ivoire, encompassing much of the country's central region and supporting agriculture, settlements, and hydropower.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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