Ouagadougou region
E918000
The Ouagadougou region is a central area of Burkina Faso that includes the national capital and serves as a cultural and political heartland of the Mossi people.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centre Region, Burkina Faso | 2 |
| Ouagadougou region canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11302772 — 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: Ouagadougou region Context triple: [Mossi language, primaryRegion, Ouagadougou region]
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A.
Sikasso Region
Sikasso Region is an administrative region in southern Mali known for its agricultural productivity and major towns such as Sikasso and Koutiala.
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B.
Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Boucle du Mouhoun Region is an administrative region in northwestern Burkina Faso, named after the Mouhoun (Black Volta) River and known for its agricultural production.
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C.
Bamako District
Bamako District is the capital district of Mali, encompassing the city of Bamako as a separate administrative entity from the surrounding regions.
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D.
Koulikoro Region
Koulikoro Region is an administrative region in southwestern Mali that includes the capital city Bamako and serves as an important political and economic hub of the country.
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E.
Niamey Region
Niamey Region is an administrative region in southwestern Niger that encompasses the national capital, Niamey, and its surrounding area.
- 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: Ouagadougou region Target entity description: The Ouagadougou region is a central area of Burkina Faso that includes the national capital and serves as a cultural and political heartland of the Mossi people.
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A.
Sikasso Region
Sikasso Region is an administrative region in southern Mali known for its agricultural productivity and major towns such as Sikasso and Koutiala.
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B.
Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Boucle du Mouhoun Region is an administrative region in northwestern Burkina Faso, named after the Mouhoun (Black Volta) River and known for its agricultural production.
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C.
Bamako District
Bamako District is the capital district of Mali, encompassing the city of Bamako as a separate administrative entity from the surrounding regions.
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D.
Koulikoro Region
Koulikoro Region is an administrative region in southwestern Mali that includes the capital city Bamako and serves as an important political and economic hub of the country.
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E.
Niamey Region
Niamey Region is an administrative region in southwestern Niger that encompasses the national capital, Niamey, and its surrounding area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
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subnational division ⓘ |
| capital | Ouagadougou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| contains | Ouagadougou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapitalLocatedHere | Ouagadougou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | heartland of Mossi culture ⓘ |
| economySector |
public administration
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services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicHeartlandOf | Mossi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center of Burkina Faso
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economic hub of Burkina Faso ⓘ transport hub of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cultural center of Burkina Faso
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political center of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
international airport in Ouagadougou
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major road network of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| hosts |
foreign embassies in Burkina Faso
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national government institutions of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
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Mooré ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Mossi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural festivals in Ouagadougou
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political activities in Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| partOf | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Greenwich Mean Time
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UTC+0 ⓘ |
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: Ouagadougou region Description of subject: The Ouagadougou region is a central area of Burkina Faso that includes the national capital and serves as a cultural and political heartland of the Mossi people.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Centre Region, Burkina Faso
this entity surface form:
Centre Region, Burkina Faso