Lawas District, Sarawak
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Lawas District in Sarawak is a rural administrative area in northern Borneo known for its ethnically diverse communities, including a significant Lundayeh population, and its role as a gateway between Sabah, Brunei, and the rest of Sarawak.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lawas District, Sarawak canonical | 1 |
| Lawas, Sarawak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23386192 — 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: Lawas District, Sarawak Context triple: [Lundayeh people, populationDistribution, Lawas District, Sarawak]
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A.
Central Region of Sarawak
The Central Region of Sarawak is an administrative area in central Sarawak, Malaysia, encompassing towns such as Sibu and serving as a key hub for commerce and river transportation along the Rajang River.
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B.
Kinabatangan District
Kinabatangan District is a largely rural administrative region in eastern Sabah, Malaysia, known for its extensive rainforest, rich biodiversity, and important wildlife conservation areas.
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C.
Sandakan District
Sandakan District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, centered on the coastal city of Sandakan and known historically as an important port and former capital of British North Borneo.
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D.
Kota Kinabalu District
Kota Kinabalu District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah that encompasses the state capital, Kota Kinabalu, on the northwest coast of Borneo.
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E.
Kuala Nerus District
Kuala Nerus District is an administrative district in Terengganu, Malaysia, known for encompassing popular tourist destinations such as Redang Island.
- 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: Lawas District, Sarawak Target entity description: Lawas District in Sarawak is a rural administrative area in northern Borneo known for its ethnically diverse communities, including a significant Lundayeh population, and its role as a gateway between Sabah, Brunei, and the rest of Sarawak.
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A.
Central Region of Sarawak
The Central Region of Sarawak is an administrative area in central Sarawak, Malaysia, encompassing towns such as Sibu and serving as a key hub for commerce and river transportation along the Rajang River.
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B.
Kinabatangan District
Kinabatangan District is a largely rural administrative region in eastern Sabah, Malaysia, known for its extensive rainforest, rich biodiversity, and important wildlife conservation areas.
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C.
Sandakan District
Sandakan District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, centered on the coastal city of Sandakan and known historically as an important port and former capital of British North Borneo.
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D.
Kota Kinabalu District
Kota Kinabalu District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah that encompasses the state capital, Kota Kinabalu, on the northwest coast of Borneo.
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E.
Kuala Nerus District
Kuala Nerus District is an administrative district in Terengganu, Malaysia, known for encompassing popular tourist destinations such as Redang Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lawas District, Sarawak