Koshi Province

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province of Nepal

Koshi Province is an administrative region in eastern Nepal that encompasses several districts, including mountainous and Himalayan areas.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Koshi Province canonical	9
Koshi region	1
Koshi region of Nepal	1
Mechi Zone	1
Nepal Province No. 1	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7490934 — 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: Koshi Province
Context triple: [Taplejung District, partOf, Koshi Province]

A. Karnali Province
Karnali Province is a sparsely populated, mountainous region in western Nepal known for its remote landscapes, cultural diversity, and significant natural resources.
B. Gandaki Province
Gandaki Province is one of Nepal’s federal provinces in the central part of the country, known for its Himalayan landscapes, including major peaks and popular trekking regions.
C. Bagmati Province
Bagmati Province is a central administrative region of Nepal that includes the nation’s capital, Kathmandu, and serves as a key political and economic hub.
D. Sudurpashchim Province
Sudurpashchim Province is a western region of Nepal known for its diverse geography, including Himalayan highlands, river valleys, and proximity to the Indian border.
E. Myagdi District
Myagdi District is a mountainous administrative region in western Nepal known for its Himalayan landscapes, including parts of the Dhaulagiri massif, and its location within Gandaki Province.
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: Koshi Province
Target entity description: Koshi Province is an administrative region in eastern Nepal that encompasses several districts, including mountainous and Himalayan areas.

A. Karnali Province
Karnali Province is a sparsely populated, mountainous region in western Nepal known for its remote landscapes, cultural diversity, and significant natural resources.
B. Gandaki Province
Gandaki Province is one of Nepal’s federal provinces in the central part of the country, known for its Himalayan landscapes, including major peaks and popular trekking regions.
C. Bagmati Province
Bagmati Province is a central administrative region of Nepal that includes the nation’s capital, Kathmandu, and serves as a key political and economic hub.
D. Sudurpashchim Province
Sudurpashchim Province is a western region of Nepal known for its diverse geography, including Himalayan highlands, river valleys, and proximity to the Indian border.
E. Myagdi District
Myagdi District is a mountainous administrative region in western Nepal known for its Himalayan landscapes, including parts of the Dhaulagiri massif, and its location within Gandaki Province.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	province of Nepal ⓘ
bordersCountry	China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ
bordersProvince	Bagmati Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhesh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Province No. 1 (former name) NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Biratnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceremonialHead	Governor of Koshi Province ⓘ
containsCity	Bhojpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Biratnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhankuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Dharan NERFINISHED ⓘ Inaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Itahari NERFINISHED ⓘ Taplejung NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDistrict	Bhojpur District NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhankuta District NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilam District NERFINISHED ⓘ Jhapa District NERFINISHED ⓘ Khotang District NERFINISHED ⓘ Morang District NERFINISHED ⓘ Okhaldhunga District NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchthar District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sankhuwasabha District NERFINISHED ⓘ Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunsari District NERFINISHED ⓘ Taplejung District NERFINISHED ⓘ Terhathum District NERFINISHED ⓘ Udayapur District NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsMountain	Kanchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Makalu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsProtectedArea	Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Makalu Barun National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsRegion	Hilly region of Nepal ⓘ Himalayan region of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Terai region of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Nepal ⓘ
executiveHead	Chief Minister of Koshi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	provincial government within federal Nepal ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Brahmin NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhetri NERFINISHED ⓘ Limbu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhesi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Magar people NERFINISHED ⓘ Rai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamang people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tharu people NERFINISHED ⓘ
largestCity	Biratnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislature	Koshi Provincial Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	eastern Nepal ⓘ
namedAfter	Koshi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialLanguage	Nepali NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Taplejung District → partOf → Koshi Province ⓘ

Ghunsa → locatedIn → Koshi Province ⓘ

Kangchungtse → mapRegion → Koshi Province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nepal Province No. 1

Limbu people → notableProvinceInNepal → Koshi Province ⓘ

Limbu → nativeTo → Koshi Province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mechi Zone

Limbu → nativeTo → Koshi Province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi region

Maithil people → borderingRegions → Koshi Province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi region of Nepal

Lumbini Province → borderedByProvince → Koshi Province ⓘ

Madhesh Province → border → Koshi Province ⓘ

Sun Koshi → locatedIn → Koshi Province ⓘ

Chatra → locatedInAdministrativeRegion → Koshi Province ⓘ

Jhapa District, Nepal → partOf → Koshi Province ⓘ

subject surface form: Jhapa District

Morang District, Nepal → locatedIn → Koshi Province ⓘ

subject surface form: Morang District

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