Durango

E306961

city municipality

Durango is a historic mountain town in southwestern Colorado known for its scenic landscapes, outdoor recreation, and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Durango, Colorado	10
Durango canonical	7
City of Durango	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2691231 — 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: Durango
Context triple: [San Juan Mountains, contains, Durango]

A. Durango
Durango is a state in north-central Mexico known for its rugged mountainous terrain, significant mining history, and role as a setting for classic Western films.
B. Salida, Colorado
Salida, Colorado is a small mountain city in central Colorado known for its historic downtown, outdoor recreation on the Arkansas River, and access to the surrounding Rocky Mountains.
C. Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa, Colorado is a small city in the San Luis Valley known as a regional hub for southern Colorado and a gateway to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
D. Tierra Amarilla
Tierra Amarilla is a small mining-oriented town and commune in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its copper and gold production.
E. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the capital city of New Mexico, renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture, vibrant arts scene, and rich blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures.
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: Durango
Target entity description: Durango is a historic mountain town in southwestern Colorado known for its scenic landscapes, outdoor recreation, and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

A. Durango
Durango is a state in north-central Mexico known for its rugged mountainous terrain, significant mining history, and role as a setting for classic Western films.
B. Salida, Colorado
Salida, Colorado is a small mountain city in central Colorado known for its historic downtown, outdoor recreation on the Arkansas River, and access to the surrounding Rocky Mountains.
C. Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa, Colorado is a small city in the San Luis Valley known as a regional hub for southern Colorado and a gateway to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
D. Tierra Amarilla
Tierra Amarilla is a small mining-oriented town and commune in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its copper and gold production.
E. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the capital city of New Mexico, renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture, vibrant arts scene, and rich blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
airportCode	DRO ⓘ
climate	cold winters ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ warm summers ⓘ
coordinateLatitude	37.2753° N ⓘ
coordinateLongitude	107.8801° W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	La Plata County ⓘ
economicActivity	education ⓘ outdoor recreation industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevation	about 1985 meters ⓘ about 6512 feet ⓘ
founded	1880 ⓘ
governingBody	Durango City Council ⓘ
hasAttraction	Animas River Trail ⓘ Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ surface form: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Durango, Colorado, United States ⓘ surface form: historic downtown Durango
hasUniversity	Fort Lewis College ⓘ
historicDesignation	historic downtown district ⓘ
incorporated	1881 ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	La Plata County ⓘ
knownFor	Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ surface form: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad historic downtown ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ proximity to Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ river rafting ⓘ skiing and snowboarding ⓘ
locatedIn	Four Corners region ⓘ southwestern Colorado ⓘ
majorHighway	U.S. Route 160 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Durango, Mexico ⓘ
near	Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ San Juan Mountains ⓘ San Juan National Forest ⓘ
population	approximately 19,000 ⓘ
railConnection	Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ surface form: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
region	southwestern Colorado ⓘ surface form: Southwest Colorado
servedBy	Durango–La Plata County Airport ⓘ
state	Colorado ⓘ
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
tourismType	adventure tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
transportation	heritage railroad ⓘ
traversedBy	Animas River ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Juan Mountains → contains → Durango ⓘ

Taracahitic → geographicDistribution → Durango ⓘ

Mesa Verde National Park → nearestCity → Durango ⓘ