Tempe, Arizona, USA

E15615

city municipality

Tempe, Arizona, USA is a vibrant city in the Phoenix metropolitan area best known as the home of Arizona State University and a major center for education, research, and technology.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Tempe, Arizona	80
Tempe, Arizona, United States	6
City of Tempe	3
Tempe, Arizona (during Arizona State coaching tenure)	1
Tempe, Arizona Territory	1
Tempe, Arizona, USA canonical	1
Tempe, Arizona, United States of America	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T131758 — 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: Tempe, Arizona, USA
Context triple: [Bert Hölldobler, workLocation, Tempe, Arizona, USA]

A. Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona, known for its desert climate, rapid growth, and role as a major economic and cultural center in the American Southwest.
B. Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, known as the high-desert birthplace of Microsoft and a regional hub for culture, technology, and industry in the southwestern United States.
C. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the capital city of New Mexico, renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture, vibrant arts scene, and rich blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures.
D. Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico is a small town in northern New Mexico best known as the birthplace of the atomic bomb and a historic center of U.S. nuclear research.
E. Pasadena
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, known for its scientific and cultural institutions and as the longtime host of the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game.
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: Tempe, Arizona, USA
Target entity description: Tempe, Arizona, USA is a vibrant city in the Phoenix metropolitan area best known as the home of Arizona State University and a major center for education, research, and technology.

A. Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona, known for its desert climate, rapid growth, and role as a major economic and cultural center in the American Southwest.
B. Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, known as the high-desert birthplace of Microsoft and a regional hub for culture, technology, and industry in the southwestern United States.
C. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the capital city of New Mexico, renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture, vibrant arts scene, and rich blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures.
D. Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico is a small town in northern New Mexico best known as the birthplace of the atomic bomb and a historic center of U.S. nuclear research.
E. Pasadena
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, known for its scientific and cultural institutions and as the longtime host of the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
adjacentTo	Chandler ⓘ surface form: Chandler, Arizona Guadalupe, Arizona ⓘ Mesa, Arizona ⓘ Phoenix ⓘ surface form: Phoenix, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona ⓘ
areaCode	480 ⓘ 602 ⓘ 623 ⓘ
climate	hot desert climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
economySector	education ⓘ technology ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevation	approximately 348 meters ⓘ
foundedIn	1870s ⓘ
governedBy	Tempe City Council ⓘ
hasAirport	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport vicinity ⓘ
hasCulturalVenue	ASU Gammage ⓘ Tempe Center for the Arts ⓘ
hasLake	Tempe Town Lake ⓘ
hasNickname	Hayden’s Ferry ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic	large student population ⓘ
hasRiver	Salt River ⓘ
hasShoppingArea	Mill Avenue District ⓘ
hasSisterCity	Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France ⓘ Cusco ⓘ surface form: Cusco, Peru Regensburg ⓘ surface form: Regensburg, Germany Skopje ⓘ surface form: Skopje, North Macedonia Zhenjiang ⓘ surface form: Zhenjiang, China
hasSportsVenue	Mullett Arena ⓘ Sun Devil Stadium ⓘ
hasUniversity	Arizona State University ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Mayor of Tempe ⓘ
incorporatedIn	1894 ⓘ
isCollegeTownOf	Arizona State University ⓘ
knownFor	Arizona State University ⓘ surface form: Arizona State University main campus higher education ⓘ research ⓘ technology industry ⓘ
locatedIn	Maricopa County, Arizona ⓘ
locatedInDesert	Sonoran Desert ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Mountain Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Mountain Standard Time
partOf	Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCodeRange	85280–85289 ⓘ
state	Arizona ⓘ
transportHasLightRail	Valley Metro ⓘ surface form: Valley Metro Rail
usesTimeZone	UTC−07:00 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (93)

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

Bert Hölldobler → workLocation → Tempe, Arizona, USA ⓘ

St. Louis Cardinals → relocatedTo → Tempe, Arizona, USA ⓘ

subject surface form: St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)