Praia, Cape Verde
E601025
Praia, Cape Verde is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, located on the island of Santiago and serving as the country’s main political, economic, and cultural center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Praia (national capital of Cape Verde) | 1 |
| Praia, Cape Verde canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6614297 — 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: Praia, Cape Verde Context triple: [Nani, placeOfBirth, Praia, Cape Verde]
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A.
Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
Boa Vista is a Cape Verdean island in the Atlantic Ocean known for its extensive white-sand beaches, sand dunes, and important sea turtle nesting sites.
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B.
São Vicente (Cape Verde)
São Vicente is a culturally vibrant island and municipality in Cape Verde, known for its port city Mindelo, lively music scene, and important role in the country’s maritime and cultural life.
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C.
Brava (Cape Verde)
Brava is the smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde, known for its rugged volcanic landscape, mild climate, and traditional Creole culture within the Macaronesian archipelago.
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D.
Santo Antão (Cape Verde)
Santo Antão is the westernmost and one of the largest islands of Cape Verde, renowned for its dramatic mountainous landscapes, deep valleys, and lush hiking trails.
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E.
Maio (Cape Verde)
Maio is a relatively flat, sparsely populated island in Cape Verde known for its long sandy beaches, salt flats, and dry, semi-arid landscapes.
- 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: Praia, Cape Verde Target entity description: Praia, Cape Verde is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, located on the island of Santiago and serving as the country’s main political, economic, and cultural center.
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A.
Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
Boa Vista is a Cape Verdean island in the Atlantic Ocean known for its extensive white-sand beaches, sand dunes, and important sea turtle nesting sites.
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B.
São Vicente (Cape Verde)
São Vicente is a culturally vibrant island and municipality in Cape Verde, known for its port city Mindelo, lively music scene, and important role in the country’s maritime and cultural life.
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C.
Brava (Cape Verde)
Brava is the smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde, known for its rugged volcanic landscape, mild climate, and traditional Creole culture within the Macaronesian archipelago.
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D.
Santo Antão (Cape Verde)
Santo Antão is the westernmost and one of the largest islands of Cape Verde, renowned for its dramatic mountainous landscapes, deep valleys, and lush hiking trails.
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E.
Maio (Cape Verde)
Maio is a relatively flat, sparsely populated island in Cape Verde known for its long sandy beaches, salt flats, and dry, semi-arid landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
capital city
ⓘ
city ⓘ |
| airportServes | Nelson Mandela International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callingCode | +238 ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hot semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Cape Verdean Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Cape Verdean escudo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | majority Creole population ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Nelson Mandela International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | major Atlantic shipping and ferry hub for Cape Verde ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Santiago Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Maria Pia Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plateau (historic city center) NERFINISHED ⓘ Praia City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Palace of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ Sucupira Market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Praia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsClub |
Boavista FC (Praia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CD Travadores NERFINISHED ⓘ Sporting Clube da Praia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStadium | Estádio da Várzea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLargestCityOf | Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMunicipalityOf | Santiago Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeatOf |
National Government of Cape Verde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUrbanCenterOf | southern Santiago Island ⓘ |
| KöppenClimateClassification | BSh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Santiago Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sotavento Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
commerce
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ services ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
cultural center of Cape Verde
ⓘ
economic center of Cape Verde ⓘ political center of Cape Verde ⓘ |
| timeZone | Cabo Verde Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | UTC−01:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Praia, Cape Verde Description of subject: Praia, Cape Verde is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, located on the island of Santiago and serving as the country’s main political, economic, and cultural center.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Praia (national capital of Cape Verde)