El Centro, California, United States

E405160

city county seat

El Centro is a small city in California’s Imperial Valley near the U.S.–Mexico border, known as an agricultural and regional commercial center.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
El Centro, California	39
El Centro, California, United States canonical	5
El Centro, California, United States of America	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3972331 — 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: El Centro, California, United States
Context triple: [Cher, placeOfBirth, El Centro, California, United States]

A. La Cañada, California, United States
La Cañada, California, United States, is a small affluent city in Los Angeles County known for its suburban character, excellent schools, and proximity to the San Gabriel Mountains and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
B. La Mesa, California, United States
La Mesa is a suburban city in San Diego County, California, known as part of the greater San Diego metropolitan area.
C. Calexico, California
Calexico, California is a small border city in Imperial County that serves as a major gateway for trade and travel between the United States and Mexicali, Mexico.
D. Camarillo, California, United States
Camarillo is a suburban city in Ventura County, California, known for its mild climate, agricultural surroundings, and outlet shopping, located northwest of Los Angeles.
E. Cypress, California
Cypress, California is a suburban city in northern Orange County known for its residential communities, quality schools, and proximity to major Southern California employment centers.
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: El Centro, California, United States
Target entity description: El Centro is a small city in California’s Imperial Valley near the U.S.–Mexico border, known as an agricultural and regional commercial center.

A. La Cañada, California, United States
La Cañada, California, United States, is a small affluent city in Los Angeles County known for its suburban character, excellent schools, and proximity to the San Gabriel Mountains and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
B. La Mesa, California, United States
La Mesa is a suburban city in San Diego County, California, known as part of the greater San Diego metropolitan area.
C. Calexico, California
Calexico, California is a small border city in Imperial County that serves as a major gateway for trade and travel between the United States and Mexicali, Mexico.
D. Camarillo, California, United States
Camarillo is a suburban city in Ventura County, California, known for its mild climate, agricultural surroundings, and outlet shopping, located northwest of Los Angeles.
E. Cypress, California
Cypress, California is a suburban city in northern Orange County known for its residential communities, quality schools, and proximity to major Southern California employment centers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
agriculturalProducts	cattle and livestock ⓘ forage crops ⓘ vegetables ⓘ
areaCode	442 ⓘ 760 ⓘ
borderRegionFunction	service center for Imperial County ⓘ shopping destination for nearby Mexican residents ⓘ
climate	hot desert climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countySeatOf	Imperial County, California ⓘ linked to: Imperial County
distanceTo	about 10 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ about 120 miles east of San Diego ⓘ about 60 miles west of Yuma, Arizona ⓘ
economicRegion	Binational U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ linked to: U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
elevation	-13 meters ⓘ -43 feet ⓘ
foundingDate	1906 ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	council–manager government ⓘ
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation	Naval Air Facility El Centro ⓘ
incorporationDate	April 16, 1908 ⓘ
locatedBelow	sea level ⓘ
locatedIn	Imperial County, California ⓘ linked to: Imperial County Imperial Valley ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea	El Centro metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ cross-border commerce ⓘ retail trade ⓘ
metropolitanAreaType	small metropolitan area ⓘ
namedAfter	El Centro Land Company ⓘ
near	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico ⓘ linked to: Mexicali
partOf	Lower Colorado River Valley region ⓘ linked to: Lower Colorado River region Southern California ⓘ
populationCharacteristic	predominantly Hispanic or Latino population ⓘ
postalCode	92243 ⓘ
region	Imperial Valley agricultural region ⓘ linked to: Imperial Valley
role	agricultural center ⓘ regional commercial center ⓘ
servedBy	Imperial County Airport ⓘ Interstate 8 ⓘ State Route 111 ⓘ State Route 86 ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States

How these facts were elicited