Paso del Norte region
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The Paso del Norte region is a transborder area encompassing communities around the Rio Grande where West Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua meet, centered on the binational El Paso–Ciudad Juárez urban corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paso del Norte region canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11109805 — 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: Paso del Norte region Context triple: [El Paso–Juárez metropolitan area, partOfLargerRegion, Paso del Norte region]
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A.
Sangre de Cristo region
The Sangre de Cristo region is a mountainous area of the southern Rocky Mountains known for its dramatic peaks, high-altitude valleys, and scenic landscapes spanning parts of Colorado and New Mexico.
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B.
San Luis Valley
San Luis Valley is a high-altitude, agriculturally rich basin in southern Colorado known for its expansive plains, surrounding mountain ranges, and significant Hispanic and Native American cultural heritage.
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C.
Trans-Pecos region
The Trans-Pecos region is the arid, mountainous far western portion of Texas known for its desert landscapes, sparse population, and cultural and geographic ties to the American Southwest.
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D.
Mexicali Valley
Mexicali Valley is a major agricultural region in northern Baja California, Mexico, known for its extensive irrigated farmlands and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Tierra Caliente region
The Tierra Caliente region is a hot, lowland area of western Mexico known for its agriculture, distinctive cultural traditions, and, in recent decades, significant drug-related violence.
- 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: Paso del Norte region Target entity description: The Paso del Norte region is a transborder area encompassing communities around the Rio Grande where West Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua meet, centered on the binational El Paso–Ciudad Juárez urban corridor.
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A.
Sangre de Cristo region
The Sangre de Cristo region is a mountainous area of the southern Rocky Mountains known for its dramatic peaks, high-altitude valleys, and scenic landscapes spanning parts of Colorado and New Mexico.
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B.
San Luis Valley
San Luis Valley is a high-altitude, agriculturally rich basin in southern Colorado known for its expansive plains, surrounding mountain ranges, and significant Hispanic and Native American cultural heritage.
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C.
Trans-Pecos region
The Trans-Pecos region is the arid, mountainous far western portion of Texas known for its desert landscapes, sparse population, and cultural and geographic ties to the American Southwest.
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D.
Mexicali Valley
Mexicali Valley is a major agricultural region in northern Baja California, Mexico, known for its extensive irrigated farmlands and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Tierra Caliente region
The Tierra Caliente region is a hot, lowland area of western Mexico known for its agriculture, distinctive cultural traditions, and, in recent decades, significant drug-related violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
binational region
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ transborder region ⓘ |
| borderCityPair | El Paso–Ciudad Juárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBinationalMetropolitanArea | El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Bridge of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paso del Norte International Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Teresa Port of Entry NERFINISHED ⓘ Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderSecurityPresence |
Mexican National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| hasCommonCurrency |
Mexican peso
GENERATED
ⓘ
United States dollar GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCoreCity |
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Paso, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Cruces, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicIntegration |
cross-border manufacturing
ⓘ
logistics and trade ⓘ maquiladora industry ⓘ |
| hasEcoregion | Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationInstitution |
New Mexico State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Texas at El Paso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorIndustry |
international trade
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ military and defense ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInstallation | Fort Bliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | El Paso–Ciudad Juárez urban corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPublicHealthInitiative | Paso del Norte Health Foundation programs ⓘ |
| hasTimeZone |
Central Time (parts of Chihuahua)
ⓘ
Mountain Time (most of region) ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCorridor |
Interstate 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican Federal Highway 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 54 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesArea |
West Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Chihuahua NERFINISHED ⓘ southern New Mexico ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
high cross-border daily commuting
ⓘ
intense cultural exchange across the border ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
United States–Mexico borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paso del Norte region Description of subject: The Paso del Norte region is a transborder area encompassing communities around the Rio Grande where West Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua meet, centered on the binational El Paso–Ciudad Juárez urban corridor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ciudad Juárez