Kegalle District

E491563

Administrative district District of Sri Lanka

Kegalle District is an administrative district in central Sri Lanka known for its rubber plantations, scenic hills, and proximity to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kegalle District canonical	4
Kegalle region	1
Rathnapura District	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820204 — 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: Kegalle District
Context triple: [Sabaragamuwa Province, containsAdministrativeDivision, Kegalle District]

A. Gampaha District
Gampaha District is a populous administrative district in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, known for its mix of urban centers, including parts of the Colombo metropolitan area, and rapidly developing suburban and semi-rural regions.
B. Kandy District
Kandy District is an administrative district in Sri Lanka’s Central Province, centered on the historic city of Kandy and known for its cultural heritage and hilly terrain.
C. Mullaitivu District
Mullaitivu District is a coastal administrative region in northeastern Sri Lanka known for its role in the Sri Lankan Civil War and its predominantly Tamil population.
D. Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its traditional mask carving and puppet arts.
E. Galle District
Galle District is a coastal administrative region in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, known for its historic city of Galle, colonial-era architecture, and maritime heritage.
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: Kegalle District
Target entity description: Kegalle District is an administrative district in central Sri Lanka known for its rubber plantations, scenic hills, and proximity to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.

A. Gampaha District
Gampaha District is a populous administrative district in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, known for its mix of urban centers, including parts of the Colombo metropolitan area, and rapidly developing suburban and semi-rural regions.
B. Kandy District
Kandy District is an administrative district in Sri Lanka’s Central Province, centered on the historic city of Kandy and known for its cultural heritage and hilly terrain.
C. Mullaitivu District
Mullaitivu District is a coastal administrative region in northeastern Sri Lanka known for its role in the Sri Lankan Civil War and its predominantly Tamil population.
D. Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its traditional mask carving and puppet arts.
E. Galle District
Galle District is a coastal administrative region in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, known for its historic city of Galle, colonial-era architecture, and maritime heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Administrative district ⓘ District of Sri Lanka ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Kegalle NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	Gampaha District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandy District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kegalle District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurunegala District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuwara Eliya District NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratnapura District NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Kegalle NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
countrySubdivisionType	Province ⓘ
hasAttraction	Beli Lena Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage NERFINISHED ⓘ Uthuwankanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Indian Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorEconomicActivity	Paddy cultivation ⓘ Rubber cultivation ⓘ Spice cultivation ⓘ Tea cultivation ⓘ
hasMunicipalCouncil	Kegalle Municipal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPostalCodePrefix	71 ⓘ
hasPrimaryReligion	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReligion	Christianity ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam ⓘ
hasRiver	Kelani River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Oya NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTelephoneAreaCode	035 ⓘ
hasUrbanCouncil	Kegalle Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Mawanella Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Rambukkana Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruwanwella Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Warakapola Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Agriculture ⓘ Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage NERFINISHED ⓘ Rubber plantations ⓘ Scenic hills ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaragamuwa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnIsland	Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage NERFINISHED ⓘ
subdivisionType	District ⓘ
timeZone	Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
utcOffset	+05:30 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka → containsAdministrativeDivision → Kegalle District ⓘ

subject surface form: Sabaragamuwa Province

Sabaragamuwa dance → culturalRegion → Kegalle District ⓘ

Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka → region → Kegalle District ⓘ

Kingdom of Sitawaka → historicalRegion → Kegalle District ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kegalle region

Ampara District → borderedBy → Kegalle District ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rathnapura District

Gampaha District → borderedBy → Kegalle District ⓘ

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