Weligama
E321674
Weligama is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic bay, surfing spots, and traditional stilt fishing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weligama canonical | 11 |
| Weligama Bay | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3025764 — 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: Weligama Context triple: [Southern Province, Sri Lanka, containsTown, Weligama]
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A.
Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka
Horagolla Walauwa is a historic ancestral mansion in Sri Lanka closely associated with the influential Bandaranaike political family, including former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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B.
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
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C.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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D.
Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in southern Sri Lanka known for its rapid development, including major infrastructure projects like a deep-sea port and international airport.
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E.
Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa is an ancient city in Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins and role as a major royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
- 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: Weligama Target entity description: Weligama is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic bay, surfing spots, and traditional stilt fishing.
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A.
Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka
Horagolla Walauwa is a historic ancestral mansion in Sri Lanka closely associated with the influential Bandaranaike political family, including former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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B.
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
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C.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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D.
Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in southern Sri Lanka known for its rapid development, including major infrastructure projects like a deep-sea port and international airport.
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E.
Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa is an ancient city in Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins and role as a major royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| climate |
tropical climate
ⓘ
warm temperatures year-round ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Coastal railway line
ⓘ
Southern Expressway ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 15 km west of Matara
ⓘ
approximately 30 km east of Galle ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
scuba diving (nearby) ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ surfing ⓘ whale watching tours (nearby) ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Weligama Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Weligama
stilt fishermen along the coast ⓘ surf schools and camps ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
stilt fishing
ⓘ
traditional coastal fishing methods ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale hospitality businesses ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
beginner-friendly surf break
ⓘ
long right-hand waves ⓘ sandy beach ⓘ scenic bay ⓘ surfing spots ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
bus services
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beachside guesthouses and hotels
ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ surfing ⓘ tourism ⓘ traditional stilt fishing ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English (tourism sector)
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Matara District
ⓘ
Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| nearbyPlace |
Galle
ⓘ
Matara ⓘ Mirissa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
|
| tourismType |
beach tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ surf tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weligama Description of subject: Weligama is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic bay, surfing spots, and traditional stilt fishing.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Weligama
linked to: Weligama