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Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of the West Midlands region of England. It is the largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain, with a population of 1.2 million people in the city proper in 2024. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,137,100 1
Area (sq km)
268 2
Founding Year
600 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Elevation (m)
140 1
Latitude
52.48 degrees north 2
Longitude
1.9025 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
Connections

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England, States or Territories

birmingham is associated with england.

Source Birmingham (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom, Countries
Source Birmingham (Wikipedia)

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A great city on small rivers, Articles
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Edward Burne-Jones

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University of Birmingham

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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.

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The Blind Girl

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The Merciful Knight

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Ansells Brewery

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Austin Motor Company

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The Austin Motor Company of Longbridge Works, Birmingham was a British manufacturer
Austin Rover Group

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Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative

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British Motor Holdings

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Longbridge, Birmingham, England, UK
IMI plc

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Longbridge Plant

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Longbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Metro-Cammell

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MG Rover Group

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Longbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mitchells & Butlers

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Nuffield Mechanisation and Aero

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Phoenix Venture Holdings

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Longbridge, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Rover Group

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Longbridge, Birmingham, England, UK
Westley Richards

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University of Birmingham

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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.
Muslim Arbitration Tribunal

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University of Birmingham

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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.
Sources
1. Birmingham (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 140 m
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2. Birmingham (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Birmingham ( BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of the West Midlands region of England.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,183,618
  • Lead section
    It is the largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain - commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom - with a population of 1.2 million people in the city proper in 2024.
  • Infobox, Area
    268 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    52.48
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -1.9025
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Settled' = 'c. 600' on the 'Birmingham' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
  • Associated With: United Kingdom, Infobox, Country
    United Kingdom
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Birmingham - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2655603
    52.48142 -1.89983 P PPLA2 GB ENG A7 1157603 149 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 149 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, -1.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, -1.75
52.25 -1.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Birmingham
Wikidata Q2256, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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