Birmingham
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Birmingham
Summary
Birmingham is a metropolis[1]. Birmingham ranks in the top 5% of metropolis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,815 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Birmingham is located in Birmingham[3].
- Birmingham is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
- Birmingham is on the body of water Tame Valley Canal[5].
- Birmingham is on the body of water River Tame[6].
- Birmingham is on the body of water River Rea[7].
- Birmingham's head of government is recorded as Yvonne Mosquito[8].
- Birmingham's instance of is recorded as metropolis[9].
- Birmingham's instance of is recorded as city[10].
- Birmingham's instance of is recorded as unparished area[11].
- Birmingham's instance of is recorded as college town[12].
- Birmingham's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom[13].
- Birmingham's official language is recorded as English[14].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Frankfurt[15].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago[16].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leipzig[17].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Johannesburg[18].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lyon[19].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan[20].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou[21].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an[22].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zaporizhzhia[23].
- Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changchun[24].
- Birmingham's postal code is recorded as B[25].
- Birmingham's Commons category is recorded as Birmingham[26].
- Birmingham's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[27].
Body
Geography
Birmingham is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Birmingham is located in Birmingham[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Tame Valley Canal[5], a canal[28], in United Kingdom[29]; River Tame[6], a river[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and River Rea[7], a river[32], in United Kingdom[33].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+1123000'}[34], {'amount': '+1137100'}[35], {'amount': '+977000'}[36], {'amount': '+996000'}[37], {'amount': '+1113000'}[38], and {'amount': '+1003000'}[39].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include metropolis[9], city[10], unparished area[11], college town[12], and city of United Kingdom[13].
History and Context
601 marks the founding of Birmingham[40].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Birmingham include Birmingham City F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1875[44]; St. George Defence[45], a chess opening[46]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra[47], an orchestra[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1920[50]; Darul Ifta Birmingham[51], a charitable organization[52], in United Kingdom[53]; Birmingham Airport[54], an international airport[55], in United Kingdom[56]; and Birmingham[57], a city in the United States[58], in United States[59], founded in 1871[60].
Why It Matters
Birmingham ranks in the top 5% of metropolis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,815 views/month).[2] Birmingham has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Birmingham is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Birmingham include Birmingham City F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1875[44]; St. George Defence[45], a chess opening[46]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra[47], an orchestra[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1920[50]; Darul Ifta Birmingham[51], a charitable organization[52], in United Kingdom[53]; Birmingham Airport[54], an international airport[55], in United Kingdom[56]; and Birmingham[57], a city in the United States[58], in United States[59], founded in 1871[60].