Selayar Islands Regency

E316624

regency of Indonesia

Selayar Islands Regency is an island-based administrative region of Indonesia known for its marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and location off the southern coast of South Sulawesi.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Selayar Islands Regency canonical	12
Selayar Islands Regency government	2
Selayar Islands Regency in relations with central government	1
Selayar Islands Regency in relations with provincial government	1
Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2942884 — 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: Selayar Islands Regency
Context triple: [South Sulawesi, hasRegency, Selayar Islands Regency]

A. Belu Regency
Belu Regency is an administrative region in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, located on the western part of Timor Island and bordering Timor-Leste.
B. Kepulauan Talaud Regency
Kepulauan Talaud Regency is an island regency in Indonesia’s northernmost region, comprising part of the Talaud Islands near the border with the Philippines.
C. Kepulauan Sangihe Regency
Kepulauan Sangihe Regency is an island regency in Indonesia comprising part of the Sangihe Islands, located between northern Sulawesi and the southern Philippines.
D. Lingga Islands
The Lingga Islands are an Indonesian archipelago south of Singapore and Batam, known for their relatively undeveloped natural landscapes and traditional Malay culture.
E. Pangkajene and Islands Regency
Pangkajene and Islands Regency is a coastal and archipelagic administrative region in Indonesia known for its mix of mainland areas and numerous small islands, including parts of the Spermonde Archipelago.
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: Selayar Islands Regency
Target entity description: Selayar Islands Regency is an island-based administrative region of Indonesia known for its marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and location off the southern coast of South Sulawesi.

A. Belu Regency
Belu Regency is an administrative region in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, located on the western part of Timor Island and bordering Timor-Leste.
B. Kepulauan Talaud Regency
Kepulauan Talaud Regency is an island regency in Indonesia’s northernmost region, comprising part of the Talaud Islands near the border with the Philippines.
C. Kepulauan Sangihe Regency
Kepulauan Sangihe Regency is an island regency in Indonesia comprising part of the Sangihe Islands, located between northern Sulawesi and the southern Philippines.
D. Lingga Islands
The Lingga Islands are an Indonesian archipelago south of Singapore and Batam, known for their relatively undeveloped natural landscapes and traditional Malay culture.
E. Pangkajene and Islands Regency
Pangkajene and Islands Regency is a coastal and archipelagic administrative region in Indonesia known for its mix of mainland areas and numerous small islands, including parts of the Spermonde Archipelago.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regency of Indonesia ⓘ
administrativeLevel	second-level administrative division ⓘ
borderedBy	Flores Sea ⓘ Makassar Strait ⓘ
capital	Benteng ⓘ
composedOf	Selayar Island ⓘ linked to: Selayar Islands small surrounding islands ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
governedBy	Regent of Selayar Islands ⓘ
hasBiodiversityType	marine invertebrates ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ tropical coral reef fish ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	island-based administrative region ⓘ
hasClimate	tropical climate ⓘ
hasConservationInterest	coral reef protection ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	coral reef ecosystems ⓘ tropical marine ecosystems ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	regency government ⓘ
hasLocalLanguages	Konjo ⓘ Makassarese ⓘ Selayarese ⓘ linked to: Selayar language
hasMainEconomicActivities	agriculture ⓘ fisheries ⓘ marine tourism ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Indonesian ⓘ
hasTourismAttractionType	island hopping ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ
hasTransportationMode	ferry connections to mainland South Sulawesi ⓘ small boat transport between islands ⓘ
knownFor	coastal tourism ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ diving sites ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ
locatedBetween	Flores ⓘ Sulawesi ⓘ linked to: Celebes
locatedIn	South Sulawesi Province ⓘ linked to: South Sulawesi
locatedInArchipelago	Selayar Islands ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater	Flores Sea ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	southern coast of South Sulawesi ⓘ
partOf	Sulawesi region ⓘ
regencySeat	Benteng ⓘ
subdivisionOf	South Sulawesi Province ⓘ linked to: South Sulawesi
timeZone	WITA ⓘ
utcOffset	+8 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

South Sulawesi → hasRegency → Selayar Islands Regency ⓘ

Taka Bonerate–Kepulauan Selayar National Park → locatedIn → Selayar Islands Regency ⓘ

Selayar Malay → spokenIn → Selayar Islands Regency ⓘ

Selayar Malay → geographicDistribution → Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia ⓘ