Arau River
E525931
The Arau River is a waterway in West Sumatra, Indonesia, that flows through the coastal city of Padang before emptying into the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arau River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4141496 — 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: Arau River Context triple: [Padang, locatedOnRiver, Arau River]
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A.
Mayales River
The Mayales River is a Nicaraguan river that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the large freshwater lake known as Gran Lago (Lake Nicaragua).
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B.
Landak River
The Landak River is a significant waterway in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, that flows through and helps shape the city of Pontianak.
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C.
Vaza-Barris River
The Vaza-Barris River is a significant waterway in northeastern Brazil that flows through the state of Sergipe before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Quijos River
The Quijos River is a fast-flowing Andean river in eastern Ecuador known for its whitewater rapids and role in draining the eastern slopes of the Andes into the Amazon basin.
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E.
Tejipió River
The Tejipió River is an urban waterway in Recife, Brazil, playing a significant role in the city's drainage system and environmental landscape.
- 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: Arau River Target entity description: The Arau River is a waterway in West Sumatra, Indonesia, that flows through the coastal city of Padang before emptying into the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Mayales River
The Mayales River is a Nicaraguan river that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the large freshwater lake known as Gran Lago (Lake Nicaragua).
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B.
Landak River
The Landak River is a significant waterway in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, that flows through and helps shape the city of Pontianak.
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C.
Vaza-Barris River
The Vaza-Barris River is a significant waterway in northeastern Brazil that flows through the state of Sergipe before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Quijos River
The Quijos River is a fast-flowing Andean river in eastern Ecuador known for its whitewater rapids and role in draining the eastern slopes of the Andes into the Amazon basin.
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E.
Tejipió River
The Tejipió River is an urban waterway in Recife, Brazil, playing a significant role in the city's drainage system and environmental landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | flooding in Padang ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInDirection | generally westward toward the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Padang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
supports local fisheries
ⓘ
supports small-scale river transport ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalRole | urban aquatic ecosystem in Padang ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Batang Arau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion | West Sumatra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Minangkabau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Padang municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ West Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Padang city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | drainage basin of the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| passesThrough | urban areas of Padang ⓘ |
| region | western coast of Sumatra ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water use (locally)
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ local transportation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | coastal river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arau River Description of subject: The Arau River is a waterway in West Sumatra, Indonesia, that flows through the coastal city of Padang before emptying into the Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.