Port of Matadi
E602976
The Port of Matadi is a major seaport on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as a key gateway for the country’s international maritime trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Matadi canonical | 3 |
| Matadi seaport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561918 — 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 Matadi Context triple: [Kongo Central Province, hasPort, Port of Matadi]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Nacala
Nacala is a coastal city in northern Mozambique known for its deep-water natural harbor and role as a major regional port and transport hub.
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D.
Port of Dar es Salaam
The Port of Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s principal maritime gateway and one of East Africa’s busiest ports, handling the majority of the country’s international trade and serving several landlocked neighboring states.
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E.
Kribi
Kribi is a coastal resort town in southern Cameroon known for its sandy beaches, fishing port, and proximity to the Chutes de la Lobé waterfalls.
- 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 Matadi Target entity description: The Port of Matadi is a major seaport on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as a key gateway for the country’s international maritime trade.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Nacala
Nacala is a coastal city in northern Mozambique known for its deep-water natural harbor and role as a major regional port and transport hub.
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D.
Port of Dar es Salaam
The Port of Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s principal maritime gateway and one of East Africa’s busiest ports, handling the majority of the country’s international trade and serving several landlocked neighboring states.
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E.
Kribi
Kribi is a coastal resort town in southern Cameroon known for its sandy beaches, fishing port, and proximity to the Chutes de la Lobé waterfalls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | seaport ⓘ |
| connectedToWaterBody | Atlantic Ocean via the Congo River estuary ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| distanceFromMouthOfCongoRiver | approximately 150 kilometers ⓘ |
| handles |
bulk cargo
ⓘ
containers ⓘ general cargo ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo handling
ⓘ
container handling ⓘ export operations ⓘ import operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
berths
ⓘ
cargo terminals ⓘ cranes ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| isKeyNodeIn | Congo River transport corridor ⓘ |
| isMajorPortOf | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| linkedBy |
railway to Kinshasa
ⓘ
road to Kinshasa ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Matadi ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Kongo Central Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Congo River ⓘ |
| navigationalConstraint | Congo River rapids upstream limit seagoing access ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Angola ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial shipping ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | major contributor to national trade revenues ⓘ |
| servesAs | gateway for international maritime trade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| servesCity | Matadi ⓘ |
| servesCountry | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | main seaport access for the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| transportMode |
maritime transport
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | CDMAT ⓘ |
| waterwayType | river port ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Matadi Description of subject: The Port of Matadi is a major seaport on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as a key gateway for the country’s international maritime trade.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Matadi