Durango, Mexico
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Durango, Mexico is a state in north-central Mexico known for its rugged Sierra Madre landscapes, mining history, and role as a filming location for numerous Western movies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durango, Mexico canonical | 8 |
| Durango, Durango, Mexico | 2 |
| Durango, Durango | 1 |
| Duranguenses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3473337 — 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, Mexico Context triple: [John Candy, placeOfDeath, Durango, Mexico]
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A.
Sonora, Mexico
Sonora, Mexico is a large northwestern Mexican state bordering the United States, known for its desert landscapes, cattle ranching, and important industrial and port cities like Hermosillo and Guaymas.
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B.
Hermosillo, Mexico
Hermosillo, Mexico is the capital city of the state of Sonora and an important industrial and automotive manufacturing hub in northwestern Mexico.
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C.
Nogales, Sonora
Nogales, Sonora is a major Mexican border city in the state of Sonora, located directly across from Nogales, Arizona, and serving as an important commercial and transportation gateway between Mexico and the United States.
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D.
Jalostotitlán, Mexico
Jalostotitlán is a historic town in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexico, known for its strong Catholic traditions, colonial architecture, and vibrant cultural festivals.
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E.
Mocorito, Mexico
Mocorito, Mexico is a historic town in the state of Sinaloa known for its colonial architecture, cultural traditions, and agricultural surroundings.
- 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, Mexico Target entity description: Durango, Mexico is a state in north-central Mexico known for its rugged Sierra Madre landscapes, mining history, and role as a filming location for numerous Western movies.
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A.
Sonora, Mexico
Sonora, Mexico is a large northwestern Mexican state bordering the United States, known for its desert landscapes, cattle ranching, and important industrial and port cities like Hermosillo and Guaymas.
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B.
Hermosillo, Mexico
Hermosillo, Mexico is the capital city of the state of Sonora and an important industrial and automotive manufacturing hub in northwestern Mexico.
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C.
Nogales, Sonora
Nogales, Sonora is a major Mexican border city in the state of Sonora, located directly across from Nogales, Arizona, and serving as an important commercial and transportation gateway between Mexico and the United States.
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D.
Jalostotitlán, Mexico
Jalostotitlán is a historic town in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexico, known for its strong Catholic traditions, colonial architecture, and vibrant cultural festivals.
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E.
Mocorito, Mexico
Mocorito, Mexico is a historic town in the state of Sinaloa known for its colonial architecture, cultural traditions, and agricultural surroundings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
federal state of Mexico ⓘ |
| capital |
Durango
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surface form:
Durango City
Victoria de Durango ⓘ |
| climate |
semi-arid
ⓘ
temperate highland ⓘ |
| contains |
Mexican Plateau
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Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| currency | Mexican peso ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly mestizo population ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | high plateau ⓘ |
| filmLocationFor |
Mexican films
ⓘ
Western genre movies ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of Durango ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | peaks of Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
film production services ⓘ forestry ⓘ livestock ranching ⓘ mining industry ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Gómez Palacio
ⓘ
Lerdo ⓘ Victoria de Durango ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | important mining center during colonial period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Nueva Vizcaya ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert landscapes
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film locations for Western movies ⓘ forested mountains ⓘ mining history ⓘ rugged Sierra Madre landscapes ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| languageOfficial | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North-Central Mexico
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surface form:
Northern Mexico
north-central Mexico ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Durango
ⓘ
surface form:
Durango City
Durango, Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexican Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
United Mexican States
|
| religionMajority | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Chihuahua
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Coahuila ⓘ Jalisco ⓘ Nayarit ⓘ Sinaloa ⓘ Zacatecas ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | municipality ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Time Zone of Mexico
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durango, Mexico Description of subject: Durango, Mexico is a state in north-central Mexico known for its rugged Sierra Madre landscapes, mining history, and role as a filming location for numerous Western movies.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Durango, Durango, Mexico
this entity surface form:
Duranguenses
subject surface form:
The Unforgiven (1960 film)
this entity surface form:
Durango, Durango, Mexico
this entity surface form:
Durango, Durango