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Salem | |
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    _Lake.jpg)    Clockwise from top: Salem Multi-speciality Hospital; Salem Junction; Mookaneri Lake; Salem Steel Plant; Salem City bird view at night; Salem District Collectorate; Salem Corporation Office and Modern Theatres | |
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  Salem Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 11°39′N 78°09′E / 11.65°N 78.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Salem City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | A. Ramachandran DMK |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 91.34 km2 (35.27 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 799.59 km2 (308.72 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5 |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Metropolis |  1,189,000[2] |
| • Rank | 55th |
| • Metro | 2,463,367 |
| • Metro rank | 37th |
| Demonym(s) | Salemians, Salethar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Spoken | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 636xxx |
| Telephone code | +91-427 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TN |
| Vehicle registration | TN-27, TN-30, TN-54, TN-90, TN-52 |
| HDI | 0.669 medium[6] |
| Sex ratio | 987 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Literacy | 84.42%[7] |
| GDP(2020) | US$10.354 (equivalent to $12.19 in 2023)Billion[8] |
| Website | www |
Salem, natively spelt as Selam[note 1] (pronounced [seːlam] ), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of the Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu surrounded by mountains. Salem is the fifth largest urban agglomeration in the state, exceeded by Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, and Third largest metropolitan region in the state only after to Chennai and Coimbatore metropolitan regions. The city is 124 km2 (48 sq mi) large.[9] Major products of Salem include silver anklets, sago, mangoes, steel, and textiles.
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- ^ "Salem, India City Area Population 1950-2023". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "About Salem". salem.nic.in. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Some Aspects of Inter District Disparities in Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Salem City Census 2011 data". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ https://metroverse.cid.harvard.edu/city/8278/overview
- ^ "About Corporation". salemcorporation.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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