Greater Surabaya metropolitan area

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Surabaya metropolitan area	16
Greater Surabaya metropolitan area canonical	3
Greater Surabaya	2
East Java urban system	1
Greater Surabaya area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486724 — 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: Greater Surabaya metropolitan area
Context triple: [Surabaya, partOf, Greater Surabaya metropolitan area]

A. Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia’s second-largest city and a key commercial and industrial hub on the island of Java, historically serving as one of the region’s most important seaports.
B. Malang
Malang is a major city in East Java, Indonesia, known for its cool climate, colonial-era architecture, and proximity to popular mountain and volcanic tourist destinations.
C. Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya is a significant city in West Java, Indonesia, known as an important cultural and economic hub for the Sundanese people.
D. Bogor
Bogor is a city on the Indonesian island of Java known for its cool climate, botanical gardens, and role as a major educational and research center.
E. Cirebon
Cirebon is a coastal city in West Java, Indonesia, known as a cultural crossroads blending Sundanese and Javanese influences and serving as a significant regional trading and urban center.
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: Greater Surabaya metropolitan area
Target entity description: The Greater Surabaya metropolitan area is Indonesia’s second-largest urban agglomeration, encompassing Surabaya and its surrounding cities and regencies as a major economic and industrial hub in eastern Java.

A. Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia’s second-largest city and a key commercial and industrial hub on the island of Java, historically serving as one of the region’s most important seaports.
B. Malang
Malang is a major city in East Java, Indonesia, known for its cool climate, colonial-era architecture, and proximity to popular mountain and volcanic tourist destinations.
C. Tasikmalaya
Tasikmalaya is a significant city in West Java, Indonesia, known as an important cultural and economic hub for the Sundanese people.
D. Bogor
Bogor is a city on the Indonesian island of Java known for its cool climate, botanical gardens, and role as a major educational and research center.
E. Cirebon
Cirebon is a coastal city in West Java, Indonesia, known as a cultural crossroads blending Sundanese and Javanese influences and serving as a significant regional trading and urban center.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area ⓘ urban agglomeration ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
hasComponent	Bangkalan Regency ⓘ linked to: Bangkalan Banyuwangi Regency ⓘ linked to: Banyuwangi Batu City ⓘ Blitar City ⓘ linked to: Blitar Blitar Regency ⓘ linked to: Blitar Bojonegoro Regency ⓘ linked to: Bojonegoro Bondowoso Regency ⓘ Gresik Regency ⓘ linked to: Gresik Jember Regency ⓘ linked to: Jember Jombang Regency ⓘ linked to: Jombang Kediri City ⓘ linked to: Kediri Kediri Regency ⓘ linked to: Kediri Lamongan Regency ⓘ linked to: Lamongan Lumajang Regency ⓘ Madiun City ⓘ linked to: Madiun Madiun Regency ⓘ Magetan Regency ⓘ linked to: Magetan Malang City ⓘ linked to: Malang Malang Regency ⓘ Mojokerto City ⓘ linked to: Mojokerto Mojokerto Regency ⓘ linked to: Mojokerto Nganjuk Regency ⓘ linked to: Nganjuk Ngawi Regency ⓘ Pacitan Regency ⓘ Pamekasan Regency ⓘ linked to: Pamekasan Pasuruan City ⓘ linked to: Pasuruan Pasuruan Regency ⓘ linked to: Pasuruan Ponorogo Regency ⓘ linked to: Ponorogo Probolinggo City ⓘ linked to: Probolinggo Probolinggo Regency ⓘ linked to: Probolinggo Sampang Regency ⓘ Sidoarjo Regency ⓘ linked to: Sidoarjo Situbondo Regency ⓘ linked to: Situbondo Sumenep Regency ⓘ linked to: Sumenep Surabaya ⓘ Trenggalek Regency ⓘ linked to: Trenggalek Tuban Regency ⓘ linked to: Tuban Tulungagung Regency ⓘ linked to: Tulungagung
hasCoreCity	Surabaya ⓘ
hasPortCity	Surabaya ⓘ
language	Indonesian ⓘ Javanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Java ⓘ linked to: East Java Java ⓘ
majorFunction	economic hub ⓘ industrial hub ⓘ
rankInIndonesiaByPopulation	2 ⓘ
regionServed	Eastern Indonesia ⓘ linked to: eastern Indonesia
timeZone	UTC+7 ⓘ Western Indonesia Time ⓘ linked to: Western Indonesian Time

How these facts were elicited