Weligama

E321674

coastal town human settlement

Weligama is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic bay, surfing spots, and traditional stilt fishing.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Weligama canonical	7
Weligama Bay	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3025764 — 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: Weligama
Context triple: [Southern Province, Sri Lanka, containsTown, Weligama]

A. Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka
Horagolla Walauwa is a historic ancestral mansion in Sri Lanka closely associated with the influential Bandaranaike political family, including former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
B. Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
C. Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
D. Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in southern Sri Lanka known for its rapid development, including major infrastructure projects like a deep-sea port and international airport.
E. Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa is an ancient city in Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins and role as a major royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
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: Weligama
Target entity description: Weligama is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic bay, surfing spots, and traditional stilt fishing.

A. Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka
Horagolla Walauwa is a historic ancestral mansion in Sri Lanka closely associated with the influential Bandaranaike political family, including former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
B. Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
C. Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
D. Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in southern Sri Lanka known for its rapid development, including major infrastructure projects like a deep-sea port and international airport.
E. Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa is an ancient city in Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins and role as a major royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal town ⓘ human settlement ⓘ
climate	tropical climate ⓘ warm temperatures year-round ⓘ
connectedBy	Coastal railway line ⓘ Southern Expressway ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
distanceFrom	approximately 15 km west of Matara ⓘ approximately 30 km east of Galle ⓘ
hasActivity	fishing ⓘ scuba diving (nearby) ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ surfing ⓘ whale watching tours (nearby) ⓘ
hasAttraction	Weligama self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Weligama Bay stilt fishermen along the coast ⓘ surf schools and camps ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	stilt fishing ⓘ traditional coastal fishing methods ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	fishing ⓘ small-scale hospitality businesses ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasFeature	beginner-friendly surf break ⓘ long right-hand waves ⓘ sandy beach ⓘ scenic bay ⓘ surfing spots ⓘ
hasTransport	bus services ⓘ railway station ⓘ
knownFor	beachside guesthouses and hotels ⓘ fishing industry ⓘ surfing ⓘ tourism ⓘ traditional stilt fishing ⓘ
languageUsed	English (tourism sector) ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedBy	Indian Ocean ⓘ
locatedIn	Matara District ⓘ Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedOn	southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ
nearbyPlace	Galle ⓘ Matara ⓘ Mirissa ⓘ
partOf	Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka
tourismType	beach tourism ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ surf tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Southern Province, Sri Lanka → containsTown → Weligama ⓘ

Colombo–Matara railway line → passesThrough → Weligama ⓘ

A2 coastal highway → passesThroughCity → Weligama ⓘ

Matara District → hasTown → Weligama ⓘ

Matara District → hasCoastalTown → Weligama ⓘ

Weligama → hasAttraction → Weligama self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Weligama Bay

Ahangama → nearbyTown → Weligama ⓘ

Weligama railway station → locatedIn → Weligama ⓘ

Weligama railway station → nearbyFeature → Weligama ⓘ