Chicxulub Municipality
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Chicxulub Municipality is an administrative region in the Mexican state of Yucatán, known for encompassing the area associated with the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the dinosaur extinction event.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicxulub Municipality canonical | 1 |
| Chicxulub Pueblo Municipality | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11220459 — 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: Chicxulub Municipality Context triple: [Chicxulub Pueblo, partOf, Chicxulub Municipality]
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A.
Tetela del Volcán Municipality
Tetela del Volcán Municipality is an administrative region in the Mexican state of Morelos, known for its proximity to the Popocatépetl volcano and its mountainous, rural character.
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B.
Batopilas Municipality
Batopilas Municipality is an administrative region in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, known for its rugged canyon landscapes and historic mining town of Batopilas.
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C.
Ometepec Municipality
Ometepec Municipality is a key administrative and commercial center in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero, Mexico, known for its cultural diversity and regional influence.
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D.
Sayula de Alemán municipality
Sayula de Alemán municipality is a local government area in the southern part of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its indigenous Popoluca population and culture.
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E.
Navojoa Municipality
Navojoa Municipality is an administrative division in the state of Sonora, Mexico, centered around the city of Navojoa and encompassing the surrounding rural and urban areas.
- 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: Chicxulub Municipality Target entity description: Chicxulub Municipality is an administrative region in the Mexican state of Yucatán, known for encompassing the area associated with the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the dinosaur extinction event.
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A.
Tetela del Volcán Municipality
Tetela del Volcán Municipality is an administrative region in the Mexican state of Morelos, known for its proximity to the Popocatépetl volcano and its mountainous, rural character.
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B.
Batopilas Municipality
Batopilas Municipality is an administrative region in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, known for its rugged canyon landscapes and historic mining town of Batopilas.
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C.
Ometepec Municipality
Ometepec Municipality is a key administrative and commercial center in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero, Mexico, known for its cultural diversity and regional influence.
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D.
Sayula de Alemán municipality
Sayula de Alemán municipality is a local government area in the southern part of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its indigenous Popoluca population and culture.
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E.
Navojoa Municipality
Navojoa Municipality is an administrative division in the state of Sonora, Mexico, centered around the city of Navojoa and encompassing the surrounding rural and urban areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicxulub impact crater
ⓘ
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to:
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
dinosaur extinction event ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other municipalities of Yucatán state ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Chicxulub Pueblo
ⓘ
Chicxulub Puerto ⓘ part of Chicxulub crater structure ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | overlies buried Chicxulub impact structure ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal president ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal government ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Chicxulub Pueblo ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| hasDemographics | predominantly Maya and mestizo population ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal plain
ⓘ
karst terrain ⓘ low-lying limestone platform ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | linked to scientific study of mass extinction ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Chicxulub Pueblo inland town
ⓘ
Chicxulub Puerto coastal community ⓘ |
| hasScientificRelevance | site of geophysical surveys of impact crater ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | urban and rural localities ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Spanish
ⓘ
Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| locatedAt | approximate center of Chicxulub impact crater region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yucatán
ⓘ
linked to:
Yucatán state
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mérida
ⓘ
Progreso Municipality ⓘ
linked to:
Municipality of Progreso
|
| locatedOn |
Gulf of Mexico coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of Mexico coastline
|
| namedAfter |
Chicxulub
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicxulub impact crater
|
| partOf |
Chicxulub region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicxulub impact crater
State of Yucatán ⓘ
linked to:
state of Yucatán
municipalities of Yucatán ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| tourismAttraction |
Gulf of Mexico beaches
ⓘ
proximity to Chicxulub crater site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chicxulub Municipality Description of subject: Chicxulub Municipality is an administrative region in the Mexican state of Yucatán, known for encompassing the area associated with the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the dinosaur extinction event.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chicxulub Municipality