Tanzania National Roads Agency
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The Tanzania National Roads Agency is a government body responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of the national road network in Tanzania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tanzania National Roads Agency canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11014374 — 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: Tanzania National Roads Agency Context triple: [Arusha–Namanga road, maintainedBy, Tanzania National Roads Agency]
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A.
Ministry of Works and Transport of Tanzania
The Ministry of Works and Transport of Tanzania is a government ministry responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies, regulations, and infrastructure development in the transport and public works sectors across the country.
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B.
Uganda National Roads Authority
The Uganda National Roads Authority is a government agency responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining Uganda’s national road network.
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C.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration is the government agency responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing Zimbabwe’s national road network and related infrastructure.
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E.
Tanzania Airports Authority
Tanzania Airports Authority is the government agency responsible for managing and operating civil airports and aerodromes throughout Tanzania.
- 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: Tanzania National Roads Agency Target entity description: The Tanzania National Roads Agency is a government body responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of the national road network in Tanzania.
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A.
Ministry of Works and Transport of Tanzania
The Ministry of Works and Transport of Tanzania is a government ministry responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies, regulations, and infrastructure development in the transport and public works sectors across the country.
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B.
Uganda National Roads Authority
The Uganda National Roads Authority is a government agency responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining Uganda’s national road network.
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C.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration is the government agency responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing Zimbabwe’s national road network and related infrastructure.
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E.
Tanzania Airports Authority
Tanzania Airports Authority is the government agency responsible for managing and operating civil airports and aerodromes throughout Tanzania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
road authority ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve road connectivity in Tanzania
ⓘ
reduce transport costs and travel time ⓘ support economic growth through better roads ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
international development partners
ⓘ
local government authorities in Tanzania ⓘ |
| contributesTo | regional transport corridors in East Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.tanroads.go.tz ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Tanzania ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dar es Salaam ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United Republic of Tanzania
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanzania
mainland Tanzania ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| mandate |
ensure road safety standards on national roads
ⓘ
manage road contracts and contractors ⓘ plan and supervise construction of national roads ⓘ protect road assets and right-of-way ⓘ rehabilitate and upgrade national road network ⓘ |
| monitors | condition of trunk and regional roads in Tanzania ⓘ |
| overseesInfrastructureType |
bridges on national roads
ⓘ
ferries on national road network ⓘ paved trunk roads ⓘ unpaved trunk roads ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Government of Tanzania
ⓘ
Ministry of Works (Tanzania) ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Works and Transport of Tanzania
|
| regionServed | East Africa ⓘ |
| regulates |
standards for construction of national roads
ⓘ
standards for design of national roads ⓘ standards for maintenance of national roads ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Minister responsible for works and transport in Tanzania ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
development of national roads in Tanzania
ⓘ
maintenance of national roads in Tanzania ⓘ management of national roads in Tanzania ⓘ regional roads in Tanzania ⓘ trunk roads in Tanzania ⓘ |
| sector |
infrastructure
ⓘ
transport ⓘ |
| shortName | TANROADS ⓘ |
| typeOfNetworkManaged |
national road network
ⓘ
strategic road corridors ⓘ |
| usesFundingFrom |
Government of Tanzania budget
ⓘ
development partners ⓘ road sector projects and programs ⓘ |
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: Tanzania National Roads Agency Description of subject: The Tanzania National Roads Agency is a government body responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of the national road network in Tanzania.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.