Cotati, California
E270653
Cotati, California is a small city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its distinctive hexagonal downtown plaza and community-oriented character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotati, California canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1813751 — 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: Cotati, California Context triple: [Sonoma County, California, contains, Cotati, California]
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A.
Petaluma, California
Petaluma, California is a historic city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its well-preserved downtown, agricultural roots, and proximity to wine country.
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B.
Corte Madera
Corte Madera is a small, affluent town in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its residential neighborhoods, open space preserves, and upscale shopping centers.
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C.
Moraga, California
Moraga, California is a suburban town in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its residential character and as the home of Saint Mary's College of California.
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D.
Cloverdale, California
Cloverdale, California is a small city in Northern California’s wine country known for its historic downtown, proximity to vineyards, and location at the northern end of Sonoma County.
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E.
Saratoga, California
Saratoga, California is an affluent Silicon Valley suburb in Santa Clara County known for its excellent schools, wineries, and small-town residential character.
- 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: Cotati, California Target entity description: Cotati, California is a small city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its distinctive hexagonal downtown plaza and community-oriented character.
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A.
Petaluma, California
Petaluma, California is a historic city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its well-preserved downtown, agricultural roots, and proximity to wine country.
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B.
Corte Madera
Corte Madera is a small, affluent town in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its residential neighborhoods, open space preserves, and upscale shopping centers.
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C.
Moraga, California
Moraga, California is a suburban town in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its residential character and as the home of Saint Mary's College of California.
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D.
Cloverdale, California
Cloverdale, California is a small city in Northern California’s wine country known for its historic downtown, proximity to vineyards, and location at the northern end of Sonoma County.
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E.
Saratoga, California
Saratoga, California is an affluent Silicon Valley suburb in Santa Clara County known for its excellent schools, wineries, and small-town residential character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Sonoma State University
ⓘ
surface form:
Sonoma State University (nearby in Rohnert Park)
|
| areaCode | 707 ⓘ |
| areaLand |
1.88 square miles
ⓘ
4.87 square kilometers ⓘ |
| areaTotal |
1.89 square miles
ⓘ
4.90 square kilometers ⓘ |
| areaWater |
0.01 square miles
ⓘ
0.03 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climate | warm-summer Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Sonoma County, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Sonoma County
|
| distanceToSanFrancisco | about 45 miles north ⓘ |
| elevation |
30 meters
ⓘ
98 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 06-16410 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1656084 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasCityCouncilMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Cotati Downtown Plaza ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransit | Sonoma County Transit bus service ⓘ |
| hasRailService | SMART commuter rail station nearby in Rohnert Park ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1963-07-16 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cotati Accordion Festival
ⓘ
Cotati Jazz Festival ⓘ community-oriented character ⓘ hexagonal downtown plaza ⓘ |
| latitude | 38.326 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed ⓘ |
| longitude | -122.707 ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
California State Route 116
ⓘ
U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| mayorCouncilForm | city council ⓘ |
| medianHouseholdIncomeApprox | around $70,000–$80,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rancho Petaluma
ⓘ
surface form:
Rancho Cotate
|
| nearCity |
Rohnert Park, California
ⓘ
Santa Rosa ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Rosa, California
|
| nickname | Hub of Sonoma County ⓘ |
| originalLandGrant | Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea |
Santa Rosa metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Rosa–Petaluma metropolitan area
|
| populationCensus2010 | 7165 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 7703 ⓘ |
| populationDensity | about 4100 per square mile ⓘ |
| postalCode | 94931 ⓘ |
| region |
North Bay
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeZoneDST |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotati, California Description of subject: Cotati, California is a small city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its distinctive hexagonal downtown plaza and community-oriented character.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.