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Salem

Metropolis in Tamil Nadu, India
City city Q9863
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Salem

Summary

Salem is a city[1]. Salem has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Salem is located in Salem district[3].
  • Salem is in the country of India[4].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as city[5].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as big city[6].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 636001[7].
  • Salem's Commons category is recorded as Salem, Tamil Nadu[8].
  • Salem's licence plate code is recorded as TN-27[9].
  • Salem's licence plate code is recorded as TN-30[10].
  • Salem's licence plate code is recorded as TN-54[11].
  • Salem's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[12].
  • Salem's local dialing code is recorded as 427[13].
  • Salem's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.65, 'lon': 78.166666666667}[14].
  • Salem's authority is recorded as Salem City Municipal Corporation[15].
  • Salem's official website is recorded as http://www.salemcorporation.com/[16].
  • Salem's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salem, Tamil Nadu[17].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+693236'}[18].
  • Salem's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Salem's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[20].
  • Salem's capital of is recorded as Salem district[21].
  • Salem's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Salem'}[22].
  • Salem's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'சேலம்'}[23].
  • Salem's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Salem'}[24].
  • Salem's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'சேலம்'}[25].
  • Salem's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Salem, Tamil Nadu[26].
  • Salem sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+278'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Salem covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+102'}[28]. Salem sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+278'}[27]. Salem has a population of {'amount': '+693236'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[5] and big city[6].

Why It Matters

Salem has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Salem is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+102'}
    Website → —
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme) → 0058095
    + 90 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44153|batch #44153]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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