Phang Nga province

E176050

province of Thailand

Phang Nga province is a coastal region in southern Thailand known for its dramatic limestone karst islands, marine national parks, and scenic Phang Nga Bay.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Phang Nga Province	5
Phang Nga province canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1333219 — 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: Phang Nga province
Context triple: [Southern Thailand, hasProvince, Phang Nga province]

A. Pattani
Pattani is a historic coastal city in Thailand known for its Malay-Muslim cultural heritage and role as a regional trading and fishing center.
B. Surat Thani
Surat Thani is a major city in southern Thailand that serves as a key transport and commercial hub and gateway to popular Gulf of Thailand islands like Ko Samui.
C. Narathiwat
Narathiwat is a predominantly Malay-Muslim provincial capital in Thailand’s deep south, known for its coastal location near the Malaysian border and its role in the region’s cultural and political dynamics.
D. Thai Binh Province
Thai Binh Province is a coastal agricultural province in Vietnam’s Red River Delta, known especially for its rice cultivation and dense rural population.
E. Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat is a historic coastal city in southern Thailand known for its ancient temples, particularly Wat Phra Mahathat, and its role as a regional cultural and economic center.
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: Phang Nga province
Target entity description: Phang Nga province is a coastal region in southern Thailand known for its dramatic limestone karst islands, marine national parks, and scenic Phang Nga Bay.

A. Pattani
Pattani is a historic coastal city in Thailand known for its Malay-Muslim cultural heritage and role as a regional trading and fishing center.
B. Surat Thani
Surat Thani is a major city in southern Thailand that serves as a key transport and commercial hub and gateway to popular Gulf of Thailand islands like Ko Samui.
C. Narathiwat
Narathiwat is a predominantly Malay-Muslim provincial capital in Thailand’s deep south, known for its coastal location near the Malaysian border and its role in the region’s cultural and political dynamics.
D. Thai Binh Province
Thai Binh Province is a coastal agricultural province in Vietnam’s Red River Delta, known especially for its rice cultivation and dense rural population.
E. Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat is a historic coastal city in southern Thailand known for its ancient temples, particularly Wat Phra Mahathat, and its role as a regional cultural and economic center.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	province of Thailand ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf	Thailand ⓘ
borders	Krabi Province ⓘ surface form: Krabi province Phuket Province ⓘ surface form: Phuket province Ranong province ⓘ Surat Thani ⓘ surface form: Surat Thani province
capital	Phang Nga ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
country	Thailand ⓘ
economyBasedOn	fishing ⓘ rubber plantations ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasAreaCode	076 ⓘ
hasAttraction	James Bond Island ⓘ Khao Sok-adjacent rainforest areas ⓘ
hasBay	Phang Nga Bay ⓘ
hasBeachArea	Khao Lak ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Andaman Sea ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature	karst topography ⓘ limestone cliffs ⓘ
hasIslandGroup	Similan Islands ⓘ Surin Islands ⓘ
hasISO3166-2Code	TH-82 ⓘ
hasMajorTown	Khura Buri ⓘ Takua Pa ⓘ Thai Mueang ⓘ
hasMarineEnvironment	coral reefs ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ
hasNationalPark	Phang Nga Bay ⓘ surface form: Ao Phang Nga National Park Mu Ko Surin National Park ⓘ Similan Islands ⓘ surface form: Similan Islands National Park
hasProtectedArea	Phang Nga Bay ⓘ surface form: Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park
hasRegionCode	TH-82 ⓘ
hasVehicleRegistrationCode	พังงา ⓘ
knownFor	limestone karst islands ⓘ marine national parks ⓘ scenic Phang Nga Bay ⓘ
locatedIn	southern Thailand ⓘ surface form: Andaman Coast region of Thailand
locatedOn	Andaman Sea ⓘ
officialLanguage	Thai ⓘ
partOf	southern Thailand ⓘ surface form: Southern Thailand
popularActivity	island hopping ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ sea kayaking ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ
timeZone	Indochina Time ⓘ UTC+7 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

southern Thailand → hasProvince → Phang Nga province ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Thailand

Phang Nga Bay → locatedIn → Phang Nga province ⓘ