Armero (former town)
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Armero was a Colombian town in Tolima Department that was tragically destroyed in 1985 by a lahar triggered by the eruption of the nearby Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armero (former town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9886539 — 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: Armero (former town) Context triple: [Nevado del Ruiz, nearbyCity, Armero (former town)]
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A.
Lajares
Lajares is a small, laid-back village in northern Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, known for its surf culture, artisan markets, and proximity to volcanic landscapes.
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B.
San Ricardo
San Ricardo is a coastal municipality in the province of Southern Leyte in the Philippines, known as a gateway to Mindanao via its roll-on/roll-off ferry port.
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C.
Barranquitas
Barranquitas is a mountainous inland municipality of Puerto Rico known for its cool climate, scenic views, and traditional cultural festivals.
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D.
Montalva
Montalva is a Spanish-language surname notably associated with Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva.
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E.
Trujillo Bajo
Trujillo Bajo is a historic former name for part of what is now the municipality of Carolina in northeastern Puerto Rico.
- 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: Armero (former town) Target entity description: Armero was a Colombian town in Tolima Department that was tragically destroyed in 1985 by a lahar triggered by the eruption of the nearby Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
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A.
Lajares
Lajares is a small, laid-back village in northern Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, known for its surf culture, artisan markets, and proximity to volcanic landscapes.
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B.
San Ricardo
San Ricardo is a coastal municipality in the province of Southern Leyte in the Philippines, known as a gateway to Mindanao via its roll-on/roll-off ferry port.
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C.
Barranquitas
Barranquitas is a mountainous inland municipality of Puerto Rico known for its cool climate, scenic views, and traditional cultural festivals.
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D.
Montalva
Montalva is a Spanish-language surname notably associated with Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva.
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E.
Trujillo Bajo
Trujillo Bajo is a historic former name for part of what is now the municipality of Carolina in northeastern Puerto Rico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former town
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ghost town ⓘ |
| afterEvent | creation of new town Guayabal as municipal seat ⓘ |
| aftermath | survivors relocated to new settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisaster |
Nevado del Ruiz eruption of 1985
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linked to:
Nevado del Ruiz 1985 eruption
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| causeOfDestruction |
eruption of Nevado del Ruiz on 13 November 1985
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volcanic activity ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 5.03°N 74.90°W ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Andean Region of Colombia ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 13 November 1985 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
eruption of Nevado del Ruiz
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lahar ⓘ volcanic mudflow ⓘ |
| economy |
agricultural center
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cotton production ⓘ livestock ⓘ rice production ⓘ sorghum production ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 300 m ⓘ |
| hasEffect | Armero tragedy ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | site of national tragedy in Colombia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the deadliest volcanic disasters of the 20th century
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worst natural disaster in modern Colombian history ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Tolima Department ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNearby |
Magdalena River Valley
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linked to:
Magdalena River valley
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Colombia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nevado del Ruiz ⓘ |
| memorial |
Camposanto de Armero
ⓘ
monuments to victims of the Armero tragedy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | José León Armero ⓘ |
| naturalHazard |
lahars
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volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| notableVictim | Omayra Sánchez ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
approximately 20000
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over 20000 people killed ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of Armero-Guayabal ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion |
Andean region of Colombia
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linked to:
Andean Region of Colombia
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| pointInTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| previousPopulation | approximately 28000 inhabitants before 1985 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Armero-Guayabal ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1985 lahar from Nevado del Ruiz
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Armero tragedy ⓘ |
| status |
ruins
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uninhabited ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Armero (former town) Description of subject: Armero was a Colombian town in Tolima Department that was tragically destroyed in 1985 by a lahar triggered by the eruption of the nearby Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
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