Birmingham

Summary

Birmingham is a metropolis^[1]. Birmingham ranks in the top 5% of metropolis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,683 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 image is recorded as Birmingham-Skyline-from-Edgbaston-crop.jpg^[9].
• Birmingham's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[10].
• Birmingham's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Birmingham's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[12].
• Birmingham's instance of is recorded as college town^[13].
• Birmingham's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom^[14].
• Birmingham's official language is recorded as English^[15].
• Birmingham's flag image is recorded as Flag of Birmingham, United Kingdom.svg^[16].
• Birmingham's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Birmingham.svg^[17].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Frankfurt^[18].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[19].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leipzig^[20].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Johannesburg^[21].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lyon^[22].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan^[23].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou^[24].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an^[25].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zaporizhzhia^[26].
• Birmingham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Changchun^[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^[10], city^[11], unparished area^[12], college town^[13], and city of United Kingdom^[14].

History and Context

+0601-00-00T00:00:00Z 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], headquartered in Birmingham^[45]; Birmingham^[46], a city in the United States^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1871^[49]; Birmingham Airport^[50], an international airport^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], headquartered in Birmingham^[53]; St. George Defence^[54], a chess opening^[55]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra^[56], an orchestra^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 1920^[59]; and Darul Ifta Birmingham^[60], a charitable organization^[61], in United Kingdom^[62].

Why It Matters

Birmingham ranks in the top 5% of metropolis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,683 views/month).^[2] Birmingham has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] Birmingham is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Entities named for Birmingham include Birmingham City F.C.^[41], an association football club^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1875^[44], headquartered in Birmingham^[45]; Birmingham^[46], a city in the United States^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1871^[49]; Birmingham Airport^[50], an international airport^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], headquartered in Birmingham^[53]; St. George Defence^[54], a chess opening^[55]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra^[56], an orchestra^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 1920^[59]; and Darul Ifta Birmingham^[60], a charitable organization^[61], in United Kingdom^[62].