Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a major coastal suburb of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its densely populated residential areas and the popular Mount Lavinia beach.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia canonical | 1 |
| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5798351 — 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: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Context triple: [Colombo District, contains, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia]
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A.
Nugegoda
Nugegoda is a busy suburban town and commercial hub in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known for its dense population, shopping areas, and proximity to the administrative capital.
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B.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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C.
Aluthgama
Aluthgama is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, tourism, and location along major road and rail routes.
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D.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located near Colombo and serving as the seat of the national legislature.
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E.
Colombo District
Colombo District is a key administrative region in western Sri Lanka that encompasses the nation’s commercial capital and surrounding urban and suburban areas.
- 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: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Target entity description: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a major coastal suburb of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its densely populated residential areas and the popular Mount Lavinia beach.
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A.
Nugegoda
Nugegoda is a busy suburban town and commercial hub in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known for its dense population, shopping areas, and proximity to the administrative capital.
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B.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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C.
Aluthgama
Aluthgama is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, tourism, and location along major road and rail routes.
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D.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located near Colombo and serving as the seat of the national legislature.
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E.
Colombo District
Colombo District is a key administrative region in western Sri Lanka that encompasses the nation’s commercial capital and surrounding urban and suburban areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
suburb ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moratuwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| coast | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| demographics | ethnically diverse population ⓘ |
| feature |
mixed residential and commercial zones
ⓘ
urban coastal strip ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasBeach | Mount Lavinia Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Dehiwala Zoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Lavinia Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Attidiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dehiwala NERFINISHED ⓘ Galkissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalubowila NERFINISHED ⓘ Karagampitiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kohuwala NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Lavinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nedimala NERFINISHED ⓘ Pepiliyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellawatta South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mount Lavinia Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal tourism ⓘ densely populated residential areas ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southwestern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Colombo city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colombo metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | densely populated ⓘ |
| region | western Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
Colombo–Matara coastal railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galle Road (A2 highway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanization | highly urbanized ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Description of subject: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a major coastal suburb of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its densely populated residential areas and the popular Mount Lavinia beach.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council