West Bromwich
town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands county of England
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Summary
West Bromwich is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,845 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sandwell[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], unparished area[6]
- Postal code: B70[7], B71[8]
- Commons category: West Bromwich[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 0121[11]
- OS grid reference: SP0091[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Bromwich[13]
- Population: 146,386[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in West Bromwich[20]
- Category for people who died here: Q27069132[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from West Bromwich[22]
- Historic county: Staffordshire[23]
Why It Matters
West Bromwich has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]