Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António

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administrative territorial entity municipality

The Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António is a coastal municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, situated at the mouth of the Guadiana River on the border with Spain and known for its planned 18th-century urban layout.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
municipality of Vila Real de Santo António	9
Vila Real de Santo António municipality	5
Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António canonical	4
Municipal Council of Vila Real de Santo António	1
Vila Real de Santo António Municipality	1
Vila Real de Santo António urban area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2015503 — 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 Vila Real de Santo António
Context triple: [Municipality of Castro Marim, bordersWith, Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António]

A. Municipality of Vila do Bispo
The Municipality of Vila do Bispo is a coastal municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rugged Atlantic coastline, beaches, and proximity to Cape St. Vincent.
B. Municipality of São Brás de Alportel
The Municipality of São Brás de Alportel is a small inland town and administrative area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its cork production and traditional rural character.
C. Municipality of Monchique
The Municipality of Monchique is a mountainous local government area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its spa town, lush forests, and scenic views from the Serra de Monchique.
D. Municipality of Tavira
The Municipality of Tavira is a historic coastal municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its well-preserved architecture, scenic riverfront, and nearby barrier-island beaches.
E. Municipality of Alcoutim
The Municipality of Alcoutim is a sparsely populated rural municipality in southeastern Portugal, known for its scenic location along the Guadiana River on the border with Spain.
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 Vila Real de Santo António
Target entity description: The Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António is a coastal municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, situated at the mouth of the Guadiana River on the border with Spain and known for its planned 18th-century urban layout.

A. Municipality of Vila do Bispo
The Municipality of Vila do Bispo is a coastal municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rugged Atlantic coastline, beaches, and proximity to Cape St. Vincent.
B. Municipality of São Brás de Alportel
The Municipality of São Brás de Alportel is a small inland town and administrative area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its cork production and traditional rural character.
C. Municipality of Monchique
The Municipality of Monchique is a mountainous local government area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its spa town, lush forests, and scenic views from the Serra de Monchique.
D. Municipality of Tavira
The Municipality of Tavira is a historic coastal municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its well-preserved architecture, scenic riverfront, and nearby barrier-island beaches.
E. Municipality of Alcoutim
The Municipality of Alcoutim is a sparsely populated rural municipality in southeastern Portugal, known for its scenic location along the Guadiana River on the border with Spain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity ⓘ municipality ⓘ
areaCode	+351 281 ⓘ
belongsTo	Portuguese Republic ⓘ linked to: Portugal
bordersWith	Municipality of Castro Marim ⓘ Municipality of Tavira ⓘ Spain ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
containsParish	Monte Gordo (civil parish) ⓘ Vila Nova de Cacela (civil parish) ⓘ linked to: civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela Vila Real de Santo António (civil parish) ⓘ linked to: Vila Real de Santo António
containsSettlement	Monte Gordo ⓘ Vila Nova de Cacela ⓘ Vila Real de Santo António ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
crossBorderConnectionWith	Ayamonte ⓘ
governmentType	municipal council ⓘ
hasBorderRiver	Guadiana River ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	commerce ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasHeritageFeature	Pombaline-style urban plan in Vila Real de Santo António ⓘ
hasMunicipalHoliday	13 May ⓘ
hasMunicipalSeat	Vila Real de Santo António ⓘ
hasTourismType	beach tourism ⓘ cross-border tourism ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf	Guadiana River ⓘ
locatedIn	Algarve ⓘ Faro District ⓘ Southern Portugal ⓘ linked to: southern Portugal
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Algarve ⓘ
locatedInNUTS1Region	Continente (Portugal) ⓘ linked to: mainland Portugal
locatedInNUTS2Region	Algarve NUTS2 region ⓘ linked to: Algarve
locatedInNUTS3Region	Algarve NUTS3 region ⓘ linked to: Algarve
locatedInPeninsula	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
locatedInSubregion	Eastern Algarve ⓘ
locatedNear	Ayamonte ⓘ
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Guadiana River ⓘ
officialLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
postalCodePrefix	8900 ⓘ
regionType	coastal municipality ⓘ
timeZone	Western European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Western European Summer Time ⓘ
urbanPlanningCharacteristic	planned 18th-century urban layout ⓘ
usesCurrency	euro ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode	VRSA ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Municipality of Castro Marim → bordersWith → Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António ⓘ

Vila Real de Santo António railway station → serviceArea → Vila Real de Santo António municipality ⓘ