Heredia, Costa Rica
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Heredia, Costa Rica is a historic city in the country’s Central Valley known for its colonial architecture, coffee plantations, and role as part of the Greater San José metropolitan area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heredia, Costa Rica canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6301721 — 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: Heredia, Costa Rica Context triple: [Paulo Wanchope, placeOfBirth, Heredia, Costa Rica]
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A.
Place du Costa Rica
Place du Costa Rica is a small public square in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, located near the Passy metro station and named in honor of the Central American country.
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B.
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Chinandega, Nicaragua is a major city in northwestern Nicaragua known for its agricultural production, especially sugarcane and rum, and its proximity to several active volcanoes.
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C.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a Central American country renowned for its political stability, rich biodiversity, and strong environmental conservation efforts.
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D.
Camoapa, Nicaragua
Camoapa, Nicaragua is a rural municipality in the Boaco department known for its cattle ranching, traditional festivals, and agricultural economy.
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E.
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Huehuetenango, Guatemala is a city in western Guatemala known as a regional commercial hub near the Mexican border and as the capital of the department of the same name.
- 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: Heredia, Costa Rica Target entity description: Heredia, Costa Rica is a historic city in the country’s Central Valley known for its colonial architecture, coffee plantations, and role as part of the Greater San José metropolitan area.
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A.
Place du Costa Rica
Place du Costa Rica is a small public square in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, located near the Passy metro station and named in honor of the Central American country.
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B.
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Chinandega, Nicaragua is a major city in northwestern Nicaragua known for its agricultural production, especially sugarcane and rum, and its proximity to several active volcanoes.
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C.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a Central American country renowned for its political stability, rich biodiversity, and strong environmental conservation efforts.
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D.
Camoapa, Nicaragua
Camoapa, Nicaragua is a rural municipality in the Boaco department known for its cattle ranching, traditional festivals, and agricultural economy.
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E.
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Huehuetenango, Guatemala is a city in western Guatemala known as a regional commercial hub near the Mexican border and as the capital of the department of the same name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | cantón of Heredia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Heredia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
mild climate
ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| demonym | herediano ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,150 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedAsTown | 18th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Municipalidad de Heredia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
coffee production
ⓘ
education sector ⓘ services sector ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
private universities
ⓘ
public university ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Spanish colonial urban layout ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Fortín de Heredia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción NERFINISHED ⓘ Parque Central de Heredia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Barva Volcano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coffee-growing highlands ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | part of one of Costa Rica’s most densely populated metro areas ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeSystem | Costa Rican postal code ⓘ |
| hasPublicSpace | central park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Catholic parish church in central park ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
connected by road to San José
ⓘ
served by urban bus networks ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | National University of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coffee plantations
ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ historic city center ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Valley of Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heredia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalSubdivisionCode | CR-H ⓘ |
| officialName | Heredia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater San José metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Region of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanAreaType | suburb of San José ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
commercial center for surrounding region
ⓘ
residential center for San José metropolitan area ⓘ |
| utcOffset | −06:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heredia, Costa Rica Description of subject: Heredia, Costa Rica is a historic city in the country’s Central Valley known for its colonial architecture, coffee plantations, and role as part of the Greater San José metropolitan area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.