Greater Surabaya metropolitan area

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Surabaya metropolitan area	11
Greater Surabaya	2
Greater Surabaya metropolitan area canonical	2
Greater Surabaya area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486724 — 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: Greater Surabaya metropolitan area
Context triple: [Surabaya, partOf, Greater Surabaya metropolitan area]

A. Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia’s second-largest city and a key commercial and industrial hub on the island of Java, historically serving as one of the region’s most important seaports.
B. 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.
C. Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya is a significant city in West Java, Indonesia, known as an important cultural and economic hub for the Sundanese people.
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. Cirebon
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.
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: Greater Surabaya metropolitan area
Target entity description: The Greater Surabaya metropolitan area is Indonesia’s second-largest urban agglomeration, encompassing Surabaya and its surrounding cities and regencies as a major economic and industrial hub in eastern Java.

A. Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia’s second-largest city and a key commercial and industrial hub on the island of Java, historically serving as one of the region’s most important seaports.
B. 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.
C. Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya is a significant city in West Java, Indonesia, known as an important cultural and economic hub for the Sundanese people.
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. Cirebon
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area ⓘ urban agglomeration ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
hasComponent	Bangkalan ⓘ surface form: Bangkalan Regency Banyuwangi ⓘ surface form: Banyuwangi Regency Batu City ⓘ Blitar ⓘ surface form: Blitar City Blitar ⓘ surface form: Blitar Regency Bojonegoro ⓘ surface form: Bojonegoro Regency Bondowoso Regency ⓘ Gresik ⓘ surface form: Gresik Regency Jember ⓘ surface form: Jember Regency Jombang ⓘ surface form: Jombang Regency Kediri ⓘ surface form: Kediri City Kediri ⓘ surface form: Kediri Regency Lamongan ⓘ surface form: Lamongan Regency Lumajang Regency ⓘ Madiun ⓘ surface form: Madiun City Madiun Regency ⓘ Magetan ⓘ surface form: Magetan Regency Malang ⓘ surface form: Malang City Malang Regency ⓘ Mojokerto ⓘ surface form: Mojokerto City Mojokerto ⓘ surface form: Mojokerto Regency Nganjuk ⓘ surface form: Nganjuk Regency Ngawi Regency ⓘ Pacitan Regency ⓘ Pamekasan ⓘ surface form: Pamekasan Regency Pasuruan ⓘ surface form: Pasuruan City Pasuruan ⓘ surface form: Pasuruan Regency Ponorogo ⓘ surface form: Ponorogo Regency Probolinggo ⓘ surface form: Probolinggo City Probolinggo ⓘ surface form: Probolinggo Regency Sampang Regency ⓘ Sidoarjo ⓘ surface form: Sidoarjo Regency Situbondo ⓘ surface form: Situbondo Regency Sumenep ⓘ surface form: Sumenep Regency Surabaya ⓘ Trenggalek ⓘ surface form: Trenggalek Regency Tuban ⓘ surface form: Tuban Regency Tulungagung ⓘ surface form: Tulungagung Regency
hasCoreCity	Surabaya ⓘ
hasPortCity	Surabaya ⓘ
language	Indonesian ⓘ Javanese ⓘ
locatedIn	East Java ⓘ surface form: Eastern Java Java ⓘ
majorFunction	economic hub ⓘ industrial hub ⓘ
rankInIndonesiaByPopulation	2 ⓘ
regionServed	eastern Indonesia ⓘ surface form: Eastern Indonesia
timeZone	UTC+7 ⓘ Western Indonesian Time ⓘ surface form: Western Indonesia Time

How these facts were elicited