Salem is a city and a municipal corporation
in Salem district
in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
. Salem is located about 160 kilometres (100 mi) northeast of Coimbatore
, 186 kilometres (116 mi) southeast of Bangalore
and about 340 kilometres (210 mi) southwest of the state capital, Chennai
. Salem is the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu in terms of population, after Chennai
, Coimbatore
, Madurai
, and Tiruchirappalli
respectively, and fourth in terms of urbanization. The area of the city is 100 km2 (39 sq mi). It is the fifth municipal corporation and urban agglomeration
commissioned in Tamil Nadu after Chennai (Madras) (1919), Coimbatore (1981), Madurai (1971) Tiruchirappalli (1994) and Tirunelveli (1994). As of 2011, the city had a population of 1,272,743.
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