Municipality of Bacalar
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The Municipality of Bacalar is a local government area in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, known for the town of Bacalar and its striking multi-hued Lagoon of Seven Colors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Municipality of Bacalar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10543187 — 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 Bacalar Context triple: [Municipality of Othón P. Blanco, hasBorderWith, Municipality of Bacalar]
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A.
Municipality of Daanbantayan
The Municipality of Daanbantayan is a coastal town at the northern tip of Cebu, Philippines, known as a gateway to popular diving and beach destinations in the surrounding islands.
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B.
Municipality of Los Baños
The Municipality of Los Baños is a town in Laguna, Philippines, renowned as a university and science hub and for its hot springs at the foot of Mount Makiling.
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C.
Municipality of Agulo
The Municipality of Agulo is a small local government area on the island of La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its traditional architecture and dramatic coastal and cliffside landscapes.
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D.
Municipality of Panglao
The Municipality of Panglao is a coastal local government unit in Bohol, Philippines, known for its popular beach and dive destinations, including the nearby Balicasag Island.
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E.
Municipality of Isabela
The Municipality of Isabela is a coastal town in northwestern Puerto Rico known for its scenic beaches, surfing spots, and agricultural traditions.
- 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 Bacalar Target entity description: The Municipality of Bacalar is a local government area in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, known for the town of Bacalar and its striking multi-hued Lagoon of Seven Colors.
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A.
Municipality of Daanbantayan
The Municipality of Daanbantayan is a coastal town at the northern tip of Cebu, Philippines, known as a gateway to popular diving and beach destinations in the surrounding islands.
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B.
Municipality of Los Baños
The Municipality of Los Baños is a town in Laguna, Philippines, renowned as a university and science hub and for its hot springs at the foot of Mount Makiling.
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C.
Municipality of Agulo
The Municipality of Agulo is a small local government area on the island of La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its traditional architecture and dramatic coastal and cliffside landscapes.
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D.
Municipality of Panglao
The Municipality of Panglao is a coastal local government unit in Bohol, Philippines, known for its popular beach and dive destinations, including the nearby Balicasag Island.
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E.
Municipality of Isabela
The Municipality of Isabela is a coastal town in northwestern Puerto Rico known for its scenic beaches, surfing spots, and agricultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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municipality ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Belize
NERFINISHED
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Chetumal Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipality of Othón P. Blanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bacalar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bacalar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bacalar Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagoon of Seven Colors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ayuntamiento de Bacalar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater |
Bacalar Lagoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagoon of Seven Colors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | municipal government ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Maya region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | rural communities in southern Quintana Roo ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement | Bacalar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Bacalar Lagoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagoon of Seven Colors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Municipio de Bacalar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParentAdministrativeUnit | Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | municipality ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionType | municipality ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Fort of San Felipe Bacalar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagoon of Seven Colors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | Federal Highway 307 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mayan cultural heritage
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ecotourism ⓘ multi-hued lagoon waters ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maya area
ⓘ
Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Standard Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chetumal NERFINISHED ⓘ border with Belize ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | state of Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Bacalar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Municipality of Bacalar Description of subject: The Municipality of Bacalar is a local government area in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, known for the town of Bacalar and its striking multi-hued Lagoon of Seven Colors.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.