Cirebon

E41237

city coastal city

Cirebon is a coastal city in West Java, Indonesia, known as a cultural crossroads blending Sundanese and Javanese influences and serving as a significant regional trading and urban center.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Cirebon canonical	50
Cirebon City	4
Cirebon metropolitan area	3
Cirebon region	3
Cirebon City Government	1
Cirebon area	1
Cirebon city administration	1
Cirebon city center	1
Kacirebonan, Cirebon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T304626 — 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: Cirebon
Context triple: [Sundanese, majorUrbanCenter, Cirebon]

A. Semarang
Semarang is a major coastal city on the north coast of Java in Indonesia, known historically as an important colonial trading hub and now as a significant commercial and industrial center.
B. Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya is a significant city in West Java, Indonesia, known as an important cultural and economic hub for the Sundanese people.
C. Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is a major cultural and educational city on the Indonesian island of Java, renowned for its traditional arts, universities, and proximity to the Borobudur and Prambanan temples.
D. Bogor
Bogor is a city on the Indonesian island of Java known for its cool climate, botanical gardens, and role as a major educational and research center.
E. Malang
Malang is a major city in East Java, Indonesia, known for its cool climate, colonial-era architecture, and proximity to popular mountain and volcanic tourist destinations.
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: Cirebon
Target entity description: Cirebon is a coastal city in West Java, Indonesia, known as a cultural crossroads blending Sundanese and Javanese influences and serving as a significant regional trading and urban center.

A. Semarang
Semarang is a major coastal city on the north coast of Java in Indonesia, known historically as an important colonial trading hub and now as a significant commercial and industrial center.
B. Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya is a significant city in West Java, Indonesia, known as an important cultural and economic hub for the Sundanese people.
C. Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is a major cultural and educational city on the Indonesian island of Java, renowned for its traditional arts, universities, and proximity to the Borobudur and Prambanan temples.
D. Bogor
Bogor is a city on the Indonesian island of Java known for its cool climate, botanical gardens, and role as a major educational and research center.
E. Malang
Malang is a major city in East Java, Indonesia, known for its cool climate, colonial-era architecture, and proximity to popular mountain and volcanic tourist destinations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ coastal city ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
distanceTo	approximately 130 km east of Jakarta ⓘ approximately 220 km northwest of Semarang ⓘ
economicActivity	fishing ⓘ industry ⓘ salt production ⓘ services ⓘ trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Cirebonese people ⓘ Javanese ⓘ Sundanese ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion	Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	Islamic tombs and pilgrimage sites ⓘ palace complexes (keraton) ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Cirebon ⓘ
hasProvinceCapital	Bandung ⓘ
historicalRole	center of the Sultanate of Cirebon ⓘ important port city in the Sunda Strait–Java Sea trade network ⓘ
isCapitalOf	Cirebon City Government ⓘ linked to: Cirebon
isSeatOf	Cirebon city administration ⓘ linked to: Cirebon
knownFor	Islamic and coastal trading history ⓘ Keraton Kacirebonan ⓘ Keraton Kanoman ⓘ Keraton Kasepuhan ⓘ Megamendung batik motif ⓘ Sunyaragi Cave ⓘ batik Cirebon ⓘ cultural crossroads of Sundanese and Javanese cultures ⓘ seafood cuisine ⓘ shrimp paste (terasi) ⓘ
languageUsed	Cirebonese dialect ⓘ Indonesian ⓘ Javanese ⓘ Sundanese ⓘ
locatedIn	West Java ⓘ
locatedOn	Java Sea ⓘ north coast of Java ⓘ
partOf	Java ⓘ Parahyangan cultural region ⓘ linked to: Parahyangan
religion	Islam ⓘ
servedBy	Cirebon railway stations ⓘ
timeZone	Western Indonesia Time ⓘ linked to: Western Indonesian Time
transportHubFor	northern West Java ⓘ
traversedBy	Pantura (north coast) road ⓘ
UTCOffset	+7 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (65)

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

Sundanese → majorUrbanCenter → Cirebon ⓘ

Batik → associatedWithPlace → Cirebon ⓘ

West Java → hasMajorCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon → isCapitalOf → Cirebon City Government ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Cirebon → isSeatOf → Cirebon city administration ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Pasundan → associatedCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Semarang Tawang railway station → connectsTo → Cirebon ⓘ

Poncol railway station → connectsTo → Cirebon ⓘ

Bandung metropolitan area → connectedByTollRoadTo → Cirebon ⓘ

Kertajati International Airport → serves → Cirebon metropolitan area ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Kertajati International Airport → cityServed → Cirebon ⓘ

Mount Ciremai National Park → locatedNear → Cirebon area ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Mount Ciremai → locatedNear → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebonese people → nativeTo → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebonese people → ethnicRegion → Cirebon region ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Cirebonese people → majorCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Keraton Kasepuhan → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Sunyaragi Cave → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Sunyaragi Cave → locatedInCity → Cirebon City ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Port of Cirebon → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Port of Cirebon → regionServed → Cirebon ⓘ

Pantura (north coast) road → connectsCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon railway stations → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon railway stations → serves → Cirebon metropolitan area ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Keraton Kanoman → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Keraton Kacirebonan → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Keraton Kacirebonan → locatedInCity → Kacirebonan, Cirebon ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Cirebon Javanese → spokenIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon Campus → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Jalan Jenderal Sudirman → usedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

subject linked to: Jalan Jenderal Sudirman (major streets in Indonesian cities)

WICA → nearCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Java North Coast Road → connectsCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Trans-Java Toll Road → connectsCity → Cirebon ⓘ

Sunan Gunung Jati → placeOfActivity → Cirebon ⓘ

Sunan Gunung Jati → burialPlace → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon coastal plain → partOf → Cirebon region ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Cirebon coastal plain → administrativeRegion → Cirebon City ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

north coast of Java → contains → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon palaces → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Kanoman royal family → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Kanoman royal family → region → Cirebon region ⓘ

linked to: Cirebon

Topeng Cirebon dance → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon Sultanate → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Cirebon Sultanate → capital → Cirebon ⓘ

Empal gentong → placeOfOrigin → Cirebon ⓘ

subject linked to: empal gentong

nasi lengko → placeOfOrigin → Cirebon ⓘ

nasi lengko → region → Cirebon ⓘ

Sultans of Cirebon → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

Sultans of Cirebon → capital → Cirebon ⓘ

Gua Sunyaragi → locatedIn → Cirebon ⓘ

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