Salem district

Salem district is one of the 38 districts of state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, as individual districts. is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include , , , Attur, , and .
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  • Type: district of India with 3,480,000 residents
  • Description: district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India
  • Also known as: Salem” and “Salem District

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masinaickenpatti and Karipatti.

Suburb
is a census town in the Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district, in , India. is situated 7 km west of Salem district.

Suburb
is one of the most developed villages in the district of , . It is located 15 km towards East from District headquarters .

Salem district

Latitude
11.69° or 11° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude
78.29° or 78° 17′ 24″ east
Population
3,480,000
Elevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)
Abbreviation
“SLM”
Open location code
7J3WM7QR+X2
Geo­Names ID
1257630
Wiki­data ID
Q15192
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Salem district” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ضاحية سالم
  • Asturian: distritu de Salem
  • Asturian: Salem (distritu)
  • Asturian: Salem
  • Basque: Salem barrutia
  • Bengali: সালেম জেলা
  • Bhojpuri: सलेम जिला
  • Catalan: districte de Salem
  • Catalan: Districte de Salem
  • Cebuano: Salem
  • Chinese: Salem
  • Chinese: 塞勒姆县
  • Chinese: 塞勒姆縣
  • Dutch: Salem
  • Egyptian Arabic: سالم
  • Egyptian Arabic: منطقة سالم
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Salem
  • Finnish: Salemin piirikunta
  • French: district de Salem
  • French: District de Salem
  • German: Salem
  • Gujarati: સેલમ જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: सलेम जिला
  • Hindi: सेलम जिला
  • Italian: distretto di Salem
  • Italian: Distretto di Salem
  • Japanese: セーラム県
  • Kannada: ಸೇಲಂ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
  • Malayalam: സേലം ജില്ല
  • Marathi: सेलम जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Salem
  • Nepali: सलेम जिल्ला
  • Newari: सेलम जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Salem
  • Norwegian: Salem
  • Oriya: ସଲେମ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Persian: بخش سیلم
  • Polish: Salem
  • Portuguese: Salem
  • Russian: Салем
  • Sanskrit: सेलंमण्डलम्
  • Sanskrit: सेलम्-मण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱥᱚᱞᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Santali: ᱥᱟᱞᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Spanish: Distrito de Salem
  • Spanish: Salem
  • Swedish: Salem
  • Tamil: சேலம் மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: பெரிய சேலம்
  • Telugu: సాలెం జిల్లా
  • Telugu: సేలం జిల్లా
  • Urdu: سیلم ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Salem
  • सलेम जिला

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