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Birmingham

Birmingham (/ˈbɜːrmɪŋəm/ ⓘ BUR-ming-əm) 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 – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.2 million people in the city…

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Administrative HQ
The Council House, Central Birmingham
City status
14 January 1889
Country
England
Demonym
Brummie (colloq.)
Dialling code
0121
GSS code
E08000025

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Economy

Culture

Transport

Education

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International relations

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Birmingham

Nodes996
Edges995
Triples918
Avg. degree2
Density0.002008
Components1

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Birmingham

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related to Art and design · 43
Birmingham → Albert Museum, Art, Art Gallery, Artists, Arts, Birmingham Group, Birmingham Museum, Birmingham School, Black British, BLK Art Group, Britain, CoBrA, Contemporary, Crafts, Daniel Bond, David Cox, Edward Burne-Jones, European, Gillian Wearing, Its
related to Festivals · 42
Birmingham → African, ArtsFest, August, Bangla Mela, Bangladeshi, Bengali, Birmingham Pride, Birmingham's, Caribbean, Carnival, December, DJs, Dublin, Europe's, From, Gay Pride, George's Day, Heathfield Road, In, It
related to Geography · 36
Birmingham → Birmingham Plateau, Birmingham's, Black Country, Britain's, Bromsgrove, Cannock, Cardigan Bay, Clent Hills, Cole, Coventry, England, It, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Lickey Hills, Liverpool Bay, Lowestoft, Nuneaton, Rea, Redditch
related to Sport · 36
Birmingham → Aston Villa, Augurio Perera, Barcelona, Birmingham City, Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry City, Cricket World Cup, District Cricket League, Edgbaston, Edgbaston Archery, EFL Championship, England, Harry Gem, Lawn Tennis Society, London, Manchester, National City, Perera's, Premier League, Rival
related to Ethnic groups · 33
Birmingham → According, African, Arab, As, Asian, Bangladesh, Bangladeshi, Black, Black African, Black Caribbean, Caribbean, Chinese, Figures, In, India, Indian, Irish Traveller, Jamaica, Mixed, Other
related to Performing arts · 30
Birmingham → Aston, Banner Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Stage Company, Blue Orange Theatre, Britain's, Cannon Hill Park, Centenary Square, Crescent Theatre, Custard Factory, Dance, Drum, Edgbaston, Elmhurst School, Harris, It, Jewellery Quarter, Kindle Theatre, London
related to Museums and galleries · 28
Birmingham → Art Gallery, Aston Hall, Backs, Bellini, Birmingham Museum, Birmingham Museums Trust, Blakesley Hall, Cadbury World, Canaletto, Claude, Eastside Projects, Edgbaston, English, Europe's, Fine Arts, It, Italian Baroque, Its, Jewellery Quarter, Museum
related to Environment · 26
Birmingham → Areas, Arts, Bartley, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Crafts, Edgbaston, Edwardian, Europe, European, Frankley, Handsworth, Kingfisher, Loudon, Minworth, Several, Sheldon, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Park, The, There
related to Music · 26
Birmingham → Albert William Ketèlbey, Andrew Glover, Bantock, Baroque, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's, Birmingham Town Hall, City Organist, Composers, Dvořák, Edward Elgar, Elgar's The Dream, Ex Cathedra, Festivals, Gerontius, Gounod, Mendelssohn, Music, Other, Royal Ballet Sinfonia
related to Nightlife · 26
Birmingham → Air, Although, Arcadian, Around Birmingham Chinatown, Brindleyplace, Bristol Street, Broad Street, Custard Factory, Digbeth, Hurst Street Gay Village, Institute, Irish Quarter, Jewellery Quarter, Nechells Power Station, Nightlife, O2 Academy, Outside, Rainbow Pub, Snobs Nightclub, St Paul's Square

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city centre west midlands also largest birmingham's london national first major area population including street include united edgbaston one england

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BirminghamAdministrative HQThe Council House, Central Birmingham1.00infobox
BirminghamCity status14 January 18891.00infobox
BirminghamCountryEngland1.00infobox
BirminghamDemonymBrummie (colloq.)1.00infobox
BirminghamDialling code01211.00infobox
BirminghamGSS codeE080000251.00infobox
BirminghamHistoric countyWarwickshire1.00infobox
BirminghamHistoric countyStaffordshire (part)1.00infobox
BirminghamHistoric countyWorcestershire (part)1.00infobox
BirminghamISO 3166 codeGB-BIR1.00infobox
BirminghamMetropolitan borough1 April 19741.00infobox
BirminghamMetropolitan county and City RegionWest Midlands1.00infobox
BirminghamNamed afterThe Beormingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe (Beormingahām; lit. "Beormingas' home[land]")1.00infobox
BirminghamPostcode areaB1.00infobox
BirminghamRegionWest Midlands1.00infobox
BirminghamSettledc. 6001.00infobox
BirminghamSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BirminghamTime zoneUTC+0 (GMT)1.00infobox
BirminghamWebsitebirmingham.gov.uk1.00infobox
Birmingham• BodyBirmingham City Council1.00infobox
Birmingham• ControlNo overall control1.00infobox
Birmingham• Density11,400/sq mi (4,420/km2)1.00infobox
Birmingham• Ethnic groups48.6% White1.00infobox
Birmingham• Ethnic groups31.0% Asian1.00infobox
Birmingham• Ethnic groups11.0% Black1.00infobox
Birmingham• Ethnic groups4.8% Mixed1.00infobox
Birmingham• Ethnic groups4.5% other1.00infobox
Birmingham• ExecutiveLeader and cabinet1.00infobox
Birmingham• LeaderRoger Harmer (LD)1.00infobox
Birmingham• Lord MayorZafar Iqbal1.00infobox

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