Bas-Congo

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Bas-Congo, now known as Kongo Central Province, is a western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Angola, historically significant as part of the Kingdom of Kongo.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kongo cultural area 4
Bas-Congo canonical 3
Bas-Congo region 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
abbreviation BC
borders Angola
Atlantic Ocean
Kinshasa Province
Republic of the Congo
borderTypeWithAngola land border
borderTypeWithAtlanticOcean sea coast
capital Matadi
colonialHistory part of Belgian Congo
containsCity Boma
Kimpese
Mbanza-Ngungu
Muanda
containsRiverMouth Congo River
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
countrySubdivisionOf Democratic Republic of the Congo
economicActivity agriculture
fishing
port services
ethnicGroup Kongo people
formerName Bas-Congo
geographicalFeature lower Congo River valley
linked to: Lower Congo region

narrow coastal strip
hasBorderCrossingWith Angola
Republic of the Congo
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasPort Boma
Matadi
hasSeasideTown Muanda
historicalCapitalOfKingdomOfKongoLocatedIn Mbanza Kongo region nearby
historicallySignificantFor early contacts with European powers
role in Kingdom of Kongo
historicalNameOf Kongo Central Province
languageSpoken French
Kikongo
largestCity Matadi
locatedIn western Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedOnRiver Congo River
namedAfter Congo River
partOf Kingdom of Kongo
partOfRegion Lower Congo region
regionType coastal region
religionMajority Christianity
renamedTo Kongo Central Province
timeZone West Africa Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Munukutuba usedIn Bas-Congo region
linked to: Bas-Congo
Kizombo hasRegion Kongo cultural area
linked to: Bas-Congo
Nkisi hasOrigin Kongo cultural area
subject linked to: nkisi
linked to: Bas-Congo
Lower Congo region locatedIn Kongo cultural area
linked to: Bas-Congo
Kongo Central Province formerName Bas-Congo
subject linked to: Bas-Congo
Mbanza-Ngungu partOf Bas-Congo historical region
linked to: Bas-Congo
Lukula partOf Bas-Congo region
linked to: Bas-Congo
Munukutuba language spokenIn Bas-Congo region
linked to: Bas-Congo
Vili people partOf Kongo cultural area
linked to: Bas-Congo