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Salem, natively spelt as Selam [note 1] (pronounced ⓘ), 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.
The Salem Metropolitan Area is the 10 most populous metropolitan area in India. It is the third [2] most populous metropolitan area [3] in Tamil Nadu, only after Chennai and Coimbatore andMadhurai andTrichy as The Salem Metropolitan Area consist of the city of Salem and its suburbs in Salem district.
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri , Krishnagiri , Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include Mettur , Tharamangalam , Thammampatti , Attur , Omalur , Sangagiri and Edappadi .
Districts of Madras in 1956 with 2009 boundaries in gray. During the British Raj, the Madras Presidency was made up of 26 districts, 12 of which were part of the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Madras, Madura, Ramnad, Salem, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tinnevely, and Trichinopoly.
Local government in Salem comprises three tiers of administration in the west district of Tamil Nadu, below the central government of India. Salem district was the first district created in India. [1] Salem district consists of 1 Municipal Corporation, 6 Municipalities and 30 Town Panchayats.
In the State of Tamil Nadu, there are 11 Smart Cities and Salem is one among the 11 Smart Cities as identified by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GoI. Salem is the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu. The name 'Salem' appears to have been derived from Sela or Shalya by which the term refers to the country around the hills, as in the inscriptions.
Salem Junction railway station (station code: SA [1]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] It serves the city of Salem in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the major transit points in Southern India.
Salem South or 'Salem (South)' is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2007. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 90. The previous constituencies - Salem I and Salem II - were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West. [2]