Gwangju, South Korea
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Gwangju, South Korea is a major southwestern city known for its pivotal role in the country’s pro-democracy movement and its vibrant cultural and artistic scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gwangju, South Korea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11245775 — 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: Gwangju, South Korea Context triple: [Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, twinCity, Gwangju, South Korea]
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A.
Daegu, South Korea
Daegu, South Korea is a major city in the southeastern part of the country known for its role as an industrial, cultural, and educational center.
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B.
Daejeon, South Korea
Daejeon, South Korea is a major inland city known as a national hub for science, technology, and research, home to numerous universities, government research institutes, and high-tech industries.
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C.
Jinju, South Korea
Jinju, South Korea is a historic city in South Gyeongsang Province known for its riverside fortress, role in the Imjin War, and annual lantern festival.
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D.
Suwon, South Korea
Suwon, South Korea is a major city just south of Seoul known for its high-tech industry and the UNESCO-listed Hwaseong Fortress.
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E.
Busan, South Korea
Busan, South Korea is the country’s second-largest city and a major coastal hub known for its busy port, beaches, and international film festival.
- 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: Gwangju, South Korea Target entity description: Gwangju, South Korea is a major southwestern city known for its pivotal role in the country’s pro-democracy movement and its vibrant cultural and artistic scene.
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A.
Daegu, South Korea
Daegu, South Korea is a major city in the southeastern part of the country known for its role as an industrial, cultural, and educational center.
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B.
Daejeon, South Korea
Daejeon, South Korea is a major inland city known as a national hub for science, technology, and research, home to numerous universities, government research institutes, and high-tech industries.
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C.
Jinju, South Korea
Jinju, South Korea is a historic city in South Gyeongsang Province known for its riverside fortress, role in the Imjin War, and annual lantern festival.
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D.
Suwon, South Korea
Suwon, South Korea is a major city just south of Seoul known for its high-tech industry and the UNESCO-listed Hwaseong Fortress.
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E.
Busan, South Korea
Busan, South Korea is the country’s second-largest city and a major coastal hub known for its busy port, beaches, and international film festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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metropolitan city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | Gwangju Metropolitan City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mayor of Gwangju ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Gwangju Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFacility | Asia Culture Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution | Gwangju Biennale Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Gwangju Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Gwangju Design Biennale
NERFINISHED
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Gwangju World Kimchi Culture Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | May 18th National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Asia Culture Center
NERFINISHED
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Gwangju National Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | over 1 million inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransport | Gwangju Metro Line 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsTeam | Gwangju FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Buk District
NERFINISHED
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Dong District NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwangsan District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nam District NERFINISHED ⓘ Seo District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity |
Chonnam National University
NERFINISHED
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Chosun University NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | May 18 Democratic Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
2002 FIFA World Cup matches
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2015 Summer Universiade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| is |
major city in southwestern South Korea
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sixth-largest city in South Korea by population ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gwangju Biennale international art exhibition
NERFINISHED
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Gwangju Uprising of May 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ pivotal role in South Korea’s pro-democracy movement ⓘ vibrant artistic scene ⓘ vibrant cultural scene ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honam region
NERFINISHED
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South Jeolla region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| servedBy | Gwangju Songjeong Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterCity |
Guadalajara
NERFINISHED
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Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gwangju, South Korea Description of subject: Gwangju, South Korea is a major southwestern city known for its pivotal role in the country’s pro-democracy movement and its vibrant cultural and artistic scene.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.