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Salem district

district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India
AdministrativeArea district_of_india Q15192
Salem district
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Salem district

Summary

Salem district is a district of India[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Salem district is located in Tamil Nadu[3].
  • Salem district is in the country of India[4].
  • Salem district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].
  • Salem district's capital is recorded as Salem[6].
  • Salem district's shares border with is recorded as Dharmapuri district[7].
  • Salem district's shares border with is recorded as Perambalur district[8].
  • Salem district's shares border with is recorded as Tiruchirappalli district[9].
  • Salem district's shares border with is recorded as Namakkal district[10].
  • Salem district's shares border with is recorded as Erode district[11].
  • Salem district's postal code is recorded as 636xxx[12].
  • Salem district's Commons category is recorded as Salem district[13].
  • Salem district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[14].
  • Salem district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.6646, 'lon': 78.146}[15].
  • Salem district's official website is recorded as https://salem.nic.in/[16].
  • Salem district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salem district[17].
  • Salem district has a population of {'amount': '+3016346'}[18].
  • Salem district has a population of {'amount': '+3482056'}[19].
  • Salem district's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Salem district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+915967'}[21].
  • Salem district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+1700485'}[22].
  • Salem district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+1781571'}[23].
  • Salem district's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Salem district[24].
  • Salem district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SLM'}[25].
  • Salem district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5219'}[26].
  • Salem district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+1774122'}[27].

Body

Geography

Salem district is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Tamil Nadu[3].

Physical Characteristics

Salem district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5219'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3016346'}[18] and {'amount': '+3482056'}[19].

Designation and Status

Salem district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].

Why It Matters

Salem district has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

India Periyar University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5219'}
    Website → —
    Capital → Salem
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