Banana
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Banana is a port town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo situated on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Congo River.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Republic of Zaire (historical name of DRC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean to the west
ⓘ
Congo River estuary to the east ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
road to Boma
ⓘ
road to Matadi ⓘ road to Moanda ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | one of DRC’s limited Atlantic outlets ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ shipping services ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
harbour
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| hasHarborType | natural harbor ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalNameContext | Banana, Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Boma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Moanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | oil export facilities at Banana terminal ⓘ |
| hasPortFacilities |
anchorage
ⓘ
oil terminal (nearby in Banana area) ⓘ wharves ⓘ |
| hasPortUse |
export of minerals from inland Congo (historically)
ⓘ
import of manufactured goods (historically) ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | access point to Atlantic Ocean for Congo River ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
maritime transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important colonial port for the Congo Free State
ⓘ
trading post during colonial era ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Kikongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kongo Central Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| locatedInGeographicFeature | Banana Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Congo River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lower Congo region
ⓘ
territory of Moanda ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| usedBy |
Belgian colonial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo Free State authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
| wasAdministeredBy | Belgian Congo authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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