Kampala–Jinja Highway
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The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a major arterial road in Uganda that links the capital city Kampala with the eastern city of Jinja, serving as a key route for national and regional transport.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kampala–Jinja Highway canonical | 2 |
| Kampala–Jinja corridor | 1 |
| Kampala–Jinja highway corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5258514 — 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: Kampala–Jinja Highway Context triple: [Mukono, roadConnection, Kampala–Jinja Highway]
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A.
Arusha–Dodoma road
The Arusha–Dodoma road is a major Tanzanian highway linking the northern city of Arusha with the national capital, Dodoma, and serving as an important route for regional travel and trade.
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B.
Arusha–Namanga road
The Arusha–Namanga road is a major highway linking northern Tanzania with Kenya, serving as a key route for cross-border trade and travel between the two countries.
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C.
Arusha–Moshi road
The Arusha–Moshi road is a major highway in northern Tanzania that links the cities of Arusha and Moshi, serving as a key route for regional travel and tourism to nearby national parks and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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D.
Harare–Beitbridge highway
The Harare–Beitbridge highway is a major arterial road in Zimbabwe that links the capital Harare with the Beitbridge border post to South Africa, serving as a key regional trade and transport corridor.
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E.
Tanzam Highway
The Tanzam Highway is a key transport corridor in Tanzania that links the coastal city of Dar es Salaam with the landlocked nation of Zambia, facilitating regional trade and travel.
- 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: Kampala–Jinja Highway Target entity description: The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a major arterial road in Uganda that links the capital city Kampala with the eastern city of Jinja, serving as a key route for national and regional transport.
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A.
Arusha–Dodoma road
The Arusha–Dodoma road is a major Tanzanian highway linking the northern city of Arusha with the national capital, Dodoma, and serving as an important route for regional travel and trade.
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B.
Arusha–Namanga road
The Arusha–Namanga road is a major highway linking northern Tanzania with Kenya, serving as a key route for cross-border trade and travel between the two countries.
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C.
Arusha–Moshi road
The Arusha–Moshi road is a major highway in northern Tanzania that links the cities of Arusha and Moshi, serving as a key route for regional travel and tourism to nearby national parks and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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D.
Harare–Beitbridge highway
The Harare–Beitbridge highway is a major arterial road in Zimbabwe that links the capital Harare with the Beitbridge border post to South Africa, serving as a key regional trade and transport corridor.
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E.
Tanzam Highway
The Tanzam Highway is a key transport corridor in Tanzania that links the coastal city of Dar es Salaam with the landlocked nation of Zambia, facilitating regional trade and travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road in Uganda ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 80 kilometres ⓘ |
| connects |
Jinja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Jinja–Iganga Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampala–Masaka Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| directionA | west ⓘ |
| directionB | east ⓘ |
| economicSignificance |
supports import and export traffic for Uganda
ⓘ
supports transit traffic for Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampala–Entebbe Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
major national transport route
ⓘ
major regional transport route ⓘ |
| knownFor | heavy traffic congestion ⓘ |
| lanes | two-lane road on most sections ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Uganda National Roads Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda national road network NERFINISHED ⓘ route between Kampala and Mombasa ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Lugazi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mabira Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mukono NERFINISHED ⓘ Njeru NERFINISHED ⓘ Sezibwa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Buikwe District
NERFINISHED
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Jinja District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kampala District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mukono District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Region, Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Region, Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType |
arterial road
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trunk road ⓘ |
| role | link between Kampala and Kenyan border routes ⓘ |
| status | paved ⓘ |
| terminusA | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upgradePlan | paralleled by proposed Kampala–Jinja Expressway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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passenger transport ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kampala–Jinja Highway Description of subject: The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a major arterial road in Uganda that links the capital city Kampala with the eastern city of Jinja, serving as a key route for national and regional transport.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kampala–Jinja corridor
this entity surface form:
Kampala–Jinja highway corridor