Central Valley of Costa Rica
E157680
The Central Valley of Costa Rica is the country’s most populous and economically important highland region, encompassing the capital city of San José and surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Valley of Costa Rica canonical | 9 |
| Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica | 4 |
| Central Costa Rica | 3 |
| Central Valley region of Costa Rica | 2 |
| Central Plateau of Costa Rica | 1 |
| Costa Rican Central Valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1383837 — 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: Central Valley of Costa Rica Context triple: [San José, locatedInValley, Central Valley of Costa Rica]
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A.
Guatemala Basin
The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
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B.
Guatemala Highlands
The Guatemala Highlands are a mountainous region in central and western Guatemala known for their volcanic landscapes, dense indigenous Maya population, and cultural and economic significance to the country.
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C.
Serranía de Majé region
The Serranía de Majé region is a mountainous area in central Panama known for its forested peaks, biodiversity, and role as part of the country’s eastern highlands.
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D.
Colombian Pacific region
The Colombian Pacific region is a coastal area along Colombia’s western shoreline, known for its dense rainforests, high biodiversity, Afro-Colombian and Indigenous cultures, and heavy rainfall.
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E.
Northwestern Colombia
Northwestern Colombia is a geographic region of Colombia bordering the Caribbean Sea and Panama, known for its coastal lowlands, tropical climate, and strategic location as a gateway between South and Central America.
- 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: Central Valley of Costa Rica Target entity description: The Central Valley of Costa Rica is the country’s most populous and economically important highland region, encompassing the capital city of San José and surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
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A.
Guatemala Basin
The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
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B.
Guatemala Highlands
The Guatemala Highlands are a mountainous region in central and western Guatemala known for their volcanic landscapes, dense indigenous Maya population, and cultural and economic significance to the country.
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C.
Serranía de Majé region
The Serranía de Majé region is a mountainous area in central Panama known for its forested peaks, biodiversity, and role as part of the country’s eastern highlands.
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D.
Colombian Pacific region
The Colombian Pacific region is a coastal area along Colombia’s western shoreline, known for its dense rainforests, high biodiversity, Afro-Colombian and Indigenous cultures, and heavy rainfall.
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E.
Northwestern Colombia
Northwestern Colombia is a geographic region of Colombia bordering the Caribbean Sea and Panama, known for its coastal lowlands, tropical climate, and strategic location as a gateway between South and Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Cordillera Central
ⓘ
Cordillera de Talamanca ⓘ Cordillera de Tilarán ⓘ |
| capitalOfCountryLocatedHere | San José ⓘ |
| climate | mild subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Alajuela Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Alajuela
Alajuela Province ⓘ Cartago Province ⓘ
surface form:
Cartago
Cartago Province ⓘ Central Valley of Costa Rica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica
Curridabat ⓘ
surface form:
Heredia
Heredia Province ⓘ San José ⓘ San José Province ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| dominantLandUse |
coffee cultivation
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ horticulture ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
high‑technology industry ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ services sector ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 800–1500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasInternationalAirport | Juan Santamaría International Airport ⓘ |
| hosts |
main financial institutions of Costa Rica
ⓘ
major universities of Costa Rica ⓘ Government of Costa Rica ⓘ
surface form:
national government of Costa Rica
principal industrial parks of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| isEconomicCenterOf | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| isMostPopulousRegionOf | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Costa Rica ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Central Valley of Costa Rica
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Plateau of Costa Rica
|
| majorRiver |
Tárcoles River
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Grande de Tárcoles
Río Reventazón ⓘ Río Virilla ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Alajuela Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Alajuela
Cartago ⓘ Heredia ⓘ San José ⓘ |
| populationConcentration | largest share of Costa Rica’s population ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−06:00 ⓘ |
| tourismRole | gateway to major Costa Rican tourist destinations ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| urbanizationLevel | highly urbanized core with surrounding agricultural zones ⓘ |
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: Central Valley of Costa Rica Description of subject: The Central Valley of Costa Rica is the country’s most populous and economically important highland region, encompassing the capital city of San José and surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Central Plateau of Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Costa Rican Central Valley
this entity surface form:
Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Central Costa Rica
this entity surface form:
Central Valley region of Costa Rica
subject surface form:
Route 1 (Costa Rica)
this entity surface form:
Central Valley region of Costa Rica