State of Oaxaca
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The State of Oaxaca is a culturally rich and geographically diverse state in southern Mexico, renowned for its Indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, and distinctive regional cuisine.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of Oaxaca canonical | 34 |
| state of Oaxaca | 6 |
| Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca | 1 |
| State of Oaxaca, Mexico | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343742 — 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: State of Oaxaca Context triple: [Mexican Constitution of 1824, createdState, State of Oaxaca]
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A.
Puebla
Puebla is a historic and culturally rich city in central Mexico, renowned for its colonial architecture, culinary traditions like mole poblano, and its role in the Battle of Puebla commemorated on Cinco de Mayo.
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B.
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state and region in central Mexico known for its fierce independence from the Aztec Empire and its pivotal alliance with Spanish conquistadors.
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C.
Nayarit
Nayarit is a small Pacific-coast state in western Mexico known for its beaches, coastal resorts, and diverse mountainous and tropical landscapes.
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D.
Veracruz
Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.
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E.
Jalisco
Jalisco is a western Mexican state known for its cultural influence, including mariachi music, tequila production, and the major city of Guadalajara.
- 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: State of Oaxaca Target entity description: The State of Oaxaca is a culturally rich and geographically diverse state in southern Mexico, renowned for its Indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, and distinctive regional cuisine.
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A.
Puebla
Puebla is a historic and culturally rich city in central Mexico, renowned for its colonial architecture, culinary traditions like mole poblano, and its role in the Battle of Puebla commemorated on Cinco de Mayo.
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B.
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state and region in central Mexico known for its fierce independence from the Aztec Empire and its pivotal alliance with Spanish conquistadors.
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C.
Nayarit
Nayarit is a small Pacific-coast state in western Mexico known for its beaches, coastal resorts, and diverse mountainous and tropical landscapes.
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D.
Veracruz
Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.
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E.
Jalisco
Jalisco is a western Mexican state known for its cultural influence, including mariachi music, tequila production, and the major city of Guadalajara.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal entity of Mexico
ⓘ
state of Mexico ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
State of Chiapas
ⓘ
State of Guerrero ⓘ State of Puebla ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ
surface form:
State of Veracruz
|
| borderedByBodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| capital |
Oaxaca
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca de Juárez
|
| contains |
Hierve el Agua
ⓘ
Mitla ⓘ
surface form:
Mitla archaeological site
Monte Albán ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Albán archaeological site
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca ⓘ Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ
surface form:
Tehuantepec Isthmus
|
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| currency | Mexican peso ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | state government within federal republic ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousLanguages |
Chatino people
ⓘ
surface form:
Chatino languages
Chinantecan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Chinantec languages
Mazatec languages ⓘ Mixtec languages ⓘ Mixe languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mixé languages
Triqui language ⓘ Zapotec ⓘ
surface form:
Zapotec languages
|
| hasMajorCity |
Juchitán de Zaragoza
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca de Juárez
Salina Cruz ⓘ Tuxtepec ⓘ |
| hasMajorFestival | Guelaguetza ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Costa region
ⓘ
Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ Mixteca Alta ⓘ
surface form:
Mixteca region
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca ⓘ Region of Valles Centrales ⓘ
surface form:
Valles Centrales
|
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Monte Albán
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
|
| knownFor |
Indigenous heritage
ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ handicrafts ⓘ high cultural and linguistic diversity ⓘ mezcal production ⓘ mole sauces ⓘ regional cuisine ⓘ traditional textiles ⓘ |
| largestCity |
Oaxaca
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca de Juárez
|
| locatedInRegion | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
United Mexican States
|
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State of Oaxaca Description of subject: The State of Oaxaca is a culturally rich and geographically diverse state in southern Mexico, renowned for its Indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, and distinctive regional cuisine.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
state of Oaxaca
this entity surface form:
Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca
this entity surface form:
state of Oaxaca
subject surface form:
Costa del Pacífico (Oaxaca)
this entity surface form:
state of Oaxaca
this entity surface form:
State of Oaxaca, Mexico
this entity surface form:
state of Oaxaca
this entity surface form:
state of Oaxaca
this entity surface form:
state of Oaxaca