Birmingham

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Birmingham

Total population

1,036,878

Air quality index

37Good

Coordinates52.48°, -1.90°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands County, of England. 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. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Walsall, West Bromwich, Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the north and northeast. Birmingham's urban area has a population of 2.7 million and its wider metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million. The city of Coventry lies to the east of the city, separated by the Meriden Gap. The cathedral city of Lichfield lies to the north of the city, separated by the M6 Toll.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Francis William Aston

British chemist (1877-1945)

Glenn Tipton

British guitarist

Alan Napier

English actor (1903–1988)

Edward Augustus Freeman

English historian (1823–1892)

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Raymond Lyttleton

British mathematician and theoretical astronomer (1911-1995)

Philip Stainton

British actor (1908–1961)

Adrian Chiles

British television and radio presenter

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Winifred Jordan

British sprinter (1920-2019)

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Jane Bunford

tallest recognised British person (1895-1922)

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Joseph Wallis

British rugby union player (1873–1919)

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Adrian Goldberg

British radio presenter

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Adrian Haydon

British table tennis player (1911–1973)

Alan Walton

American businessman (1936–2015)

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Albert Henry Ross

Journalist, Novelist, Christian apologist (1881–1950)

Barrie Heath

RAF officer

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Barry Jackson

British theatre director and founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (1879-1961)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Smethwick
  3.2 mi away
• Shirley
  5.7 mi away
• Sutton Coldfield
  6.6 mi away
• Halesowen
  6.6 mi away
• Cradley Heath
  7.6 mi away
• Darlaston
  8.5 mi away
• Bloxwich
  10.3 mi away
• Hagley
  10.8 mi away
• Wednesfield
  11.2 mi away
• Brownhills
  11.3 mi away
• Bromsgrove
  12 mi away
• Redditch
  12.1 mi away

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Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Birmingham, sourced from Wikidata.

• athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

  event

  event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

  Aug 7, 2022
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's triple jump

  sporting event

  Mar 4, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – women's long jump

  sporting event

  Mar 4, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's pole vault

  sporting event

  Mar 4, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – women's pole vault

  sporting event

  Mar 3, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's 60 metres

  sporting event

  Mar 3, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's 4 × 400 metres relay

  sporting event

  Mar 1, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's heptathlon

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – women's 800 metres

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – women's 60 metres hurdles

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2018
• 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – women's 4 × 400 metres relay

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2018
• 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's triple jump

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2003
• EGX Expo

  annual event

  video game trade fair in the UK

• Auto Assembly

  recurring event

  transformers convention in Birmingham, England

• Q8026540

  event

  winter holiday event in Birmingham, England

• gymnastics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – women's artistic team all-around

  event

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Birmingham, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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