Opelika

E132736

city

Opelika is a city in eastern Alabama known for its proximity to Auburn and its role as a regional center for industry and commerce.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Opelika, Alabama	17
City of Opelika	2
Opelika canonical	2
Opelika, AL	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820551 — 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: Opelika
Context triple: [Alabama, containsCity, Opelika]

A. Phenix City
Phenix City is a city in eastern Alabama located along the Chattahoochee River, directly across from Columbus, Georgia.
B. Fayetteville, Alabama
Fayetteville, Alabama is an unincorporated rural community located in Shelby County in the central part of the state.
C. Kingston, Alabama
Kingston, Alabama is an unincorporated rural community located in Shelby County in the central part of the state.
D. Biloxi
Biloxi is a coastal Mississippi city known for its beaches, casinos, and seafood industry along the Gulf of Mexico.
E. Aberdeen, Mississippi
Aberdeen, Mississippi is a small historic city in northeastern Mississippi known for its 19th-century architecture and role in the life of early African American senator Hiram Revels.
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: Opelika
Target entity description: Opelika is a city in eastern Alabama known for its proximity to Auburn and its role as a regional center for industry and commerce.

A. Phenix City
Phenix City is a city in eastern Alabama located along the Chattahoochee River, directly across from Columbus, Georgia.
B. Fayetteville, Alabama
Fayetteville, Alabama is an unincorporated rural community located in Shelby County in the central part of the state.
C. Kingston, Alabama
Kingston, Alabama is an unincorporated rural community located in Shelby County in the central part of the state.
D. Biloxi
Biloxi is a coastal Mississippi city known for its beaches, casinos, and seafood industry along the Gulf of Mexico.
E. Aberdeen, Mississippi
Aberdeen, Mississippi is a small historic city in northeastern Mississippi known for its 19th-century architecture and role in the life of early African American senator Hiram Revels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ
abbreviation	Opelika self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Opelika, AL
areaCode	334 ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countrySubdivision	Alabama ⓘ surface form: U.S. state of Alabama
county	Lee County ⓘ
economicActivity	healthcare services ⓘ logistics ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ
GNISFeatureClass	populated place ⓘ
golfCoursePartOf	Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport	Auburn University Regional Airport ⓘ
hasFunction	commercial center ⓘ industrial center ⓘ
hasGolfCourse	Grand National Golf Course ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Downtown Opelika Historic District ⓘ Northside Historic District ⓘ
hasIndustrialParks	Northeast Opelika Industrial Park ⓘ Northeast Opelika Industrial Park ⓘ surface form: Opelika Industrial Park
hasLibrary	Opelika Public Library ⓘ
hasPublicSchoolSystem	Opelika City Schools ⓘ
hasRailService	CSX Transportation ⓘ Norfolk Southern Railway ⓘ
hasRecreationFacility	Opelika SportsPlex & Aquatics Center ⓘ
hasShoppingCenter	Tiger Town shopping center ⓘ
hasTransportation	Interstate 85 ⓘ U.S. Route 280 ⓘ U.S. Route 431 NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCountySeat	true ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Lee County, Alabama ⓘ
isPartOf	Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area ⓘ Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area
isRegionalHubFor	east-central Alabama ⓘ
isServedBy	East Alabama Medical Center ⓘ
locatedIn	Lee County, Alabama ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Auburn University ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
near	Auburn ⓘ surface form: Auburn, Alabama
postalCodePrefix	36801 ⓘ 36804 ⓘ
region	eastern Alabama ⓘ
role	regional center for commerce ⓘ regional center for industry ⓘ
state	Alabama ⓘ
timeZone	America/Chicago ⓘ

How these facts were elicited