San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area

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metropolitan statistical area urban area

The San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area is a major South Texas urban region centered on San Antonio and its surrounding communities, known for its rapid growth, diverse economy, and blend of historic and modern cultural attractions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
San Antonio metropolitan area	38
San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area canonical	3
Greater San Antonio	1
Greater San Antonio region	1
San Antonio urban area	1
San Antonio urban core	1
San Antonio–New Braunfels MSA	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T780197 — 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: San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
Context triple: [San Antonio, partOf, San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area]

A. Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is a major urban and economic region in North Texas encompassing numerous cities and suburbs, known as one of the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
B. San Antonio
San Antonio was one of the ships in Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition fleet that participated in the first circumnavigation attempt of the globe.
C. San Antonio
San Antonio is a large, historic city in south-central Texas known for the Alamo, the River Walk, and its rich blend of Mexican and Texan culture.
D. San Antonio
San Antonio is a major Chilean port city known for its significant role in the country’s maritime trade and fishing industries.
E. Edinburg
Edinburg is a small rural town in Saratoga County, New York, known for its scenic setting near the Great Sacandaga Lake and the southern Adirondacks.
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: San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
Target entity description: The San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area is a major South Texas urban region centered on San Antonio and its surrounding communities, known for its rapid growth, diverse economy, and blend of historic and modern cultural attractions.

A. Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is a major urban and economic region in North Texas encompassing numerous cities and suburbs, known as one of the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
B. San Antonio
San Antonio is a large, historic city in south-central Texas known for the Alamo, the River Walk, and its rich blend of Mexican and Texan culture.
C. San Antonio
San Antonio was one of the ships in Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition fleet that participated in the first circumnavigation attempt of the globe.
D. San Antonio
San Antonio is a major Chilean port city known for its significant role in the country’s maritime trade and fishing industries.
E. Edinburg
Edinburg is a small rural town in Saratoga County, New York, known for its scenic setting near the Great Sacandaga Lake and the southern Adirondacks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan statistical area ⓘ urban area ⓘ
abbreviation	San Antonio ⓘ surface form: San Antonio MSA San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: San Antonio–New Braunfels MSA
centeredOn	San Antonio ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
containsAirport	San Antonio International Airport ⓘ
containsAttraction	Gruene Historic District ⓘ Natural Bridge Caverns ⓘ San Antonio River Walk ⓘ The Alamo ⓘ
containsMilitaryInstallation	Joint Base San Antonio ⓘ
containsThemePark	SeaWorld San Antonio ⓘ Six Flags Fiesta Texas ⓘ
containsUniversity	Texas A&M University–San Antonio ⓘ University of Texas at San Antonio ⓘ surface form: The University of Texas at San Antonio Trinity University ⓘ University of the Incarnate Word ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
daylightSavingTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Central Daylight Time
economicSector	financial services ⓘ healthcare ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ military ⓘ tourism ⓘ
governingBody	Alamo Area Council of Governments ⓘ
includesCity	New Braunfels ⓘ San Antonio ⓘ
includesCounty	Atascosa County ⓘ Bandera County ⓘ Bexar County ⓘ Comal County ⓘ Guadalupe County ⓘ Kendall County ⓘ Medina County, Texas ⓘ surface form: Medina County Wilson County ⓘ
knownFor	blend of historic and modern culture ⓘ diverse economy ⓘ historic cultural attractions ⓘ rapid population growth ⓘ
largestCity	San Antonio ⓘ
locatedIn	South Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ
partOf	Texas Triangle ⓘ
principalCity	New Braunfels ⓘ San Antonio ⓘ
regionCode	MSA 41700 ⓘ
statisticalDesignation	metropolitan statistical area defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ

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