Birmingham
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Etymology: Old English Beormingahām (home or settlement of the Beormingas ) Nicknames:
Brum
Brummagem
Second City
City Of A Thousand Trades
Workshop of the World
Venice Of The North
The UK’s ❤️ City
Motto: Forward
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Show map of Europe Coordinates: 52°28′59″N 1°53′37″W / 52.48306°N 1.89361°W / 52.48306; -1.89361 Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region West Midlands Ceremonial county West Midlands Historic county Warwickshire Settlement c. 600 Seigneurial borough 1166 Municipal borough 1838 City status 14 January 1889 Metropolitan borough 1 April 1974 Administrative HQ The Council House ,Victoria Square • Type Metropolitan borough • Body Birmingham City Council • Leadership Leader and cabinet • Executive • Leader Vacant (Deputy Leader Ian Ward, acting) • Lord Mayor Anne Underwood • Chief Executive (Interim) Stella Manzie CBE • City 103.4 sq mi (267.8 km2 ) • Urban
231.2 sq mi (598.9 km2 ) • Rank 151st Elevation
460 ft (140 m) • City 1,124,600 • Rank 1st • Density 10,880/sq mi (4,199/km2 ) • Urban
2,440,986 (3rd ) • Metro
4,332,629 (List of metropolitan areas in Europe ) Demonym Brummie Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+1 (British Summer Time )Postcode Area code 0121 ISO 3166 code GB-BIR GSS codeE08000025 NUTS 3 code UKG31 ONS code 00CN OS grid reference SP066868 Motorways M6 M6 Toll M5 M42 A38(M) Ethnicity(2011 Census) [ 1]
57.9% White (53.1% White British)
26.6% Asian
8.9% Black
4.4% Mixed Race
2.0% Other
International airports Birmingham (BHX )Major railway stations Birmingham New Street (A )Birmingham Moor Street (B )Birmingham Snow Hill (C1 )GDP US$ 121.1 billion[ 2] (2nd )– Per capita US$ 31,572[ 2] Councillors 120 MPs Website www.birmingham.gov.uk
Birmingham ([ 3] BUR -ming-əm ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands , England . It is the second-largest metropolitan area and city in the United Kingdom .
About 1.1 million people live in Birmingham. Around 4.3 million people live in its metropolitan area.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Many people call it the "second city" of the United Kingdom.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
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↑ "POPULATION OF BIRMINGHAM 2017 (UK)" . Country Digest. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018 .
↑ "Population and Census" . Birmingham City Council. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
↑ "2011 Census: Population and household estimates fact file, unrounded estimates, local authorities in England and Wales (Excel sheet 708Kb)" (xls) . Office for National Statistics. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2013 .
↑ "England's second city: Birmingham" . Britain Magazine. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
↑ "Nation's 'second city', Birmingham, is UK's fastest growing regional tourist destination, according to figures" . This is Money. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
↑ "An ode to Birmingham: how can the UK's second city fix its image problem?" . The Guardian . 12 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .