Municipality of Old Havana

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historic district municipality

The Municipality of Old Havana is a historic administrative district in central Havana, Cuba, encompassing the city’s colonial core and many of its most significant architectural and cultural landmarks.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
La Habana Vieja municipality	3
Havana Vieja municipality	1
Municipality of Old Havana canonical	1
Municipio de La Habana Vieja	1
municipality of Habana Vieja	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9901644 — 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: Municipality of Old Havana
Context triple: [Plaza de San Francisco de Asís, governedBy, Municipality of Old Havana]

A. Municipality of Havana
The Municipality of Havana is the primary local government district encompassing Cuba’s capital city, responsible for administering its urban services, regulations, and development.
B. city of Matanzas
The city of Matanzas is a historic Cuban port city known for its strategic coastal location, neoclassical architecture, and rich Afro-Cuban cultural heritage.
C. Cerro district of Havana
The Cerro district of Havana is one of the city’s historic urban neighborhoods, known for its dense residential areas, aging but elegant architecture, and proximity to central Havana landmarks.
D. Vedado district of Havana
The Vedado district of Havana is a central, upscale neighborhood known for its wide avenues, modernist architecture, cultural venues, and vibrant nightlife.
E. Centro Habana
Centro Habana is a densely populated central district of Havana, Cuba, known for its historic architecture, vibrant street life, and proximity to many of the city’s major cultural landmarks.
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: Municipality of Old Havana
Target entity description: The Municipality of Old Havana is a historic administrative district in central Havana, Cuba, encompassing the city’s colonial core and many of its most significant architectural and cultural landmarks.

A. Municipality of Havana
The Municipality of Havana is the primary local government district encompassing Cuba’s capital city, responsible for administering its urban services, regulations, and development.
B. city of Matanzas
The city of Matanzas is a historic Cuban port city known for its strategic coastal location, neoclassical architecture, and rich Afro-Cuban cultural heritage.
C. Cerro district of Havana
The Cerro district of Havana is one of the city’s historic urban neighborhoods, known for its dense residential areas, aging but elegant architecture, and proximity to central Havana landmarks.
D. Vedado district of Havana
The Vedado district of Havana is a central, upscale neighborhood known for its wide avenues, modernist architecture, cultural venues, and vibrant nightlife.
E. Centro Habana
Centro Habana is a densely populated central district of Havana, Cuba, known for its historic architecture, vibrant street life, and proximity to many of the city’s major cultural landmarks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ municipality ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Old Havana (historic center) ⓘ linked to: Old Havana
borders	Gulf of Mexico (via Straits of Florida) ⓘ linked to: Gulf of Mexico Municipality of Centro Habana ⓘ linked to: municipality of Centro Habana Municipality of Regla (across Havana Bay) ⓘ
capital	Havana ⓘ
contains	Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Asís ⓘ Capitolio vicinity (eastern side) ⓘ Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta ⓘ Castillo de la Real Fuerza ⓘ Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro ⓘ linked to: Castillo del Morro El Templete ⓘ Gran Teatro de La Habana vicinity ⓘ Havana Cathedral ⓘ Havana’s colonial core ⓘ La Cabaña fortress ⓘ linked to: Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña Malecón (Havana seawall) – central section ⓘ linked to: Malecón, Havana Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes – Cuban Art building vicinity ⓘ linked to: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (colonial building) Museum of the City of Havana ⓘ linked to: Museo de la Ciudad de La Habana Obispo Street ⓘ Old Havana (historic center) ⓘ linked to: Old Havana Palacio de los Capitanes Generales ⓘ Paseo del Prado – northern section ⓘ linked to: Paseo del Prado Plaza Vieja ⓘ Plaza de Armas ⓘ Plaza de San Francisco ⓘ linked to: Plaza de San Francisco de Asís Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ Port of Havana historic waterfront ⓘ linked to: Old Havana
country	Cuba ⓘ
governingBody	Municipal Assembly of People’s Power of Old Havana ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	cobblestone streets ⓘ colonial architecture ⓘ fortification system ⓘ high concentration of cultural landmarks ⓘ historic plazas ⓘ
hasFunction	cultural center of Havana ⓘ tourism center of Havana ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site (through Old Havana and its Fortification System) ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old Havana and its Fortification System)
heritageDesignationAppliesTo	Old Havana and its Fortification System ⓘ linked to: Old Havana
heritageDesignationYear	1982 ⓘ
languageUsed	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
locatedInTimeZone	Cuba Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn	northern coast of Havana Bay ⓘ
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Havana ⓘ
timeZoneUTCOffset	UTC−05:00 ⓘ
timeZoneUTCOffsetDST	UTC−04:00 ⓘ

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