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'''Birmingham''' is a city in central [[England]], mostly lying within the shire county of [[Warwickshire]], with some mainly suburban areas being in [[Staffordshire]] and [[Worcestershire]]. The city has around one million inhabitants of itself, and about 3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest single settlement to have [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in the United Kingdom (the capital London is considerably larger but does not in itself have city status). Birmingham has more miles of canal than Venice, and more trees per head of population that any other city in [[Europe]]. It was the birthplace of the industrial revolution and the home of the [[Lunar Society]]. It grew rapidly in the late 19th century, particularly with the urban development supported by its most famous resident, [[Joseph Chamberlain]]. The city has a distinctive local dialect known as 'Brummie' which is thought by linguists to be similar to how [[William Shakespeare]] would have spoken, since Stratford-upon-Avon is relatively close to Birmingham. The people of Birmingham, like the local dialect, are also known as 'Brummies'. It also has its own local cuisine, a curry dish known as a 'balti'.
'''Birmingham''' is a city in central [[England]], mostly lying within the shire county of [[Warwickshire]], with some mainly suburban areas being in [[Staffordshire]] and [[Worcestershire]]. The city has around one million inhabitants of itself, and about 3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest single settlement to have [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in the United Kingdom (the capital London is considerably larger but does not in itself have city status). Birmingham has more miles of canal than Venice, and more trees per head of population that any other city in [[Europe]]. It was the birthplace of the industrial revolution and the home of the [[Lunar Society]]. It grew rapidly in the late 19th century, particularly with the urban development supported by its most famous resident, [[Joseph Chamberlain]]. The city has a distinctive local dialect known as 'Brummie' which is thought by linguists to be similar to how [[William Shakespeare]] would have spoken, since Stratford-upon-Avon is relatively close to Birmingham. The people of Birmingham, like the local dialect, are also known as 'Brummies'. It also has its own local cuisine, a curry dish known as a 'balti'.
==Geography==
Birmingham is unusual among major English cities in that it does not have any major rivers running through it. The River Tame (which joins the [[River Trent|Trent]] some 20 miles to the north-east in [[Alrewas]], Staffordshire) runs through the town's northernmost suburbs of [[Perry Barr]] and Aston. Birmingham's two other rivers are tributaries of the Tame; the River Rea skirts the city centre to the east, passing through Digbeth, befroe meting the Tame near the suburb of Gravely Hill, whilst the River Cole rises near the suburb of [[Hawkesley]] and passes through Birmingham's eastern suburbs to meet the Tame at Coleshill.
== Administration ==
== Administration ==
Birmingham forms the administrative county for [[Birmingham City Council]], which makes up part of the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] statistical region and the [[West Midlands|similarly-named]] [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]].
Birmingham forms the administrative county for [[Birmingham City Council]], which makes up part of the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] statistical region and the [[West Midlands|similarly-named]] [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]].