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Wolverhampton

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Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, located around 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of Birmingham. It forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Willenhall and Walsall to the east and Sedgley and Dudley to the south. Its population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the county after Birmingham and Coventry.

Facts
Population
263,700 1
Area (sq km)
69.44 2
Founding Year
985 2
Elevation (m)
163 2
Latitude
52.584167 degrees north 2
Longitude
2.125278 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
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1. Wolverhampton (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the county after Birmingham and Coventry.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Wolverhampton (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 52.584167, longitude -2.125278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 163 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 69.44 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 985
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3. GeoNames: Wolverhampton - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2633691
    52.58547 -2.12296 P PPLA2 GB ENG Q3 263700 160 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 160 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 52.75, -2.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -2.25
52.75 -2.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Wolverhampton
Wikidata Q126269, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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