Dulce, New Mexico

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census-designated place unincorporated community

Dulce, New Mexico is a small community in northern New Mexico that serves as the primary population and administrative center of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Dulce, New Mexico canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10312303 — 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: Dulce, New Mexico
Context triple: [Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation, largestCommunity, Dulce, New Mexico]

A. La Luz, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico is a small census-designated community in southern New Mexico known for its historic orchards and proximity to the Sacramento Mountains.
B. Datil, New Mexico
Datil, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in western New Mexico known as a gateway to the nearby Cibola National Forest and the Very Large Array radio telescope.
C. Hondo, New Mexico
Hondo, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New Mexico known for its rural setting near the confluence of the Rio Hondo and Rio Bonito.
D. Vado, New Mexico
Vado, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in southern New Mexico located near the U.S.–Mexico border in Doña Ana County.
E. San Miguel, New Mexico
San Miguel, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community located in Doña Ana County in the southern part of the state.
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: Dulce, New Mexico
Target entity description: Dulce, New Mexico is a small community in northern New Mexico that serves as the primary population and administrative center of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

A. La Luz, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico is a small census-designated community in southern New Mexico known for its historic orchards and proximity to the Sacramento Mountains.
B. Datil, New Mexico
Datil, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in western New Mexico known as a gateway to the nearby Cibola National Forest and the Very Large Array radio telescope.
C. Hondo, New Mexico
Hondo, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New Mexico known for its rural setting near the confluence of the Rio Hondo and Rio Bonito.
D. Vado, New Mexico
Vado, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in southern New Mexico located near the U.S.–Mexico border in Doña Ana County.
E. San Miguel, New Mexico
San Miguel, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community located in Doña Ana County in the southern part of the state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
adminCenterOf	Jicarilla Apache Nation ⓘ linked to: Jicarilla Apache
areaCode	575 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
elevation	about 2100 meters ⓘ about 6900 feet ⓘ
FIPSCode	35-22040 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	0899710 ⓘ
governedBy	Jicarilla Apache tribal government ⓘ linked to: Jicarilla Apache Tribal Council
hasClimate	continental highland climate ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic	predominantly Native American population ⓘ
hasElementarySchool	Dulce Elementary School ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	tribal community under Jicarilla Apache Nation jurisdiction ⓘ
hasHighSchool	Dulce High School ⓘ linked to: Dulce Independent Schools
hasLanguageCommunity	English speakers ⓘ Jicarilla Apache language speakers ⓘ
hasMajorityPopulation	Jicarilla Apache ⓘ
hasMiddleSchool	Dulce Middle School ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity	hunting and outdoor recreation ⓘ oil and gas development on tribal lands ⓘ timber and forestry-related activities ⓘ tribal government services ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitutions	Christian churches ⓘ
hasSchoolDistrict	Dulce Independent Schools ⓘ
hasTribalFacility	Jicarilla Apache Nation courts ⓘ Jicarilla Apache Nation health clinic ⓘ Jicarilla Apache Nation legislative center ⓘ linked to: Jicarilla Apache Tribal Council Jicarilla Apache Nation police department ⓘ Jicarilla Apache Nation tribal offices ⓘ linked to: Jicarilla Apache Tribal Council
isCountySeatOf	de facto tribal administrative center (not county seat) ⓘ
locatedIn	Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Rio Arriba County, New Mexico ⓘ
locatedInPhysiographicRegion	Colorado Plateau transition zone ⓘ eastern edge of the San Juan Mountains ⓘ
locatedInRegion	northern New Mexico ⓘ
namedAfter	Spanish word "dulce" meaning "sweet" ⓘ
nearbyHighway	New Mexico State Road 537 ⓘ U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Four Corners region broadly defined ⓘ linked to: Four Corners region
population	approximately 2600 (around 2020) ⓘ
postalCode	87528 ⓘ
primaryPopulationCenterOf	Jicarilla Apache Nation ⓘ linked to: Jicarilla Apache
timeZone	Mountain Standard Time ⓘ linked to: Mountain Time Zone
timeZoneDST	Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation → largestCommunity → Dulce, New Mexico ⓘ

subject linked to: Jicarilla Apache

Jicarilla Apache → capital → Dulce, New Mexico ⓘ

Jicarilla → principalCommunity → Dulce, New Mexico ⓘ

Jicarilla Apache Tribal Council → locatedIn → Dulce, New Mexico ⓘ

Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation → hasCapital → Dulce, New Mexico ⓘ