Birmingham

Summary

Birmingham is a metropolis^[1]. Birmingham has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra^[41], an orchestra^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1920^[44]; Darul Ifta Birmingham^[45], a charitable organization^[46], in United Kingdom^[47]; Birmingham^[48], a city in the United States^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1871^[51]; St. George Defence^[52], a chess opening^[53]; Birmingham Airport^[54], an international airport^[55], in United Kingdom^[56]; and Birmingham City F.C.^[57], an association football club^[58], in United Kingdom^[59], founded in 1875^[60].

Why It Matters

Birmingham has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Birmingham is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

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