Birmingham has citizens.
The City of Birmingham forms a conurbation with the largely residential borough of Solihull to the south east, and with the city of Wolverhampton and the industrial towns of the Black Country to the north west, which form the West Midlands Built-up Area covering 59,972 ha (600 km2; 232 sq mi)
 Birmingham is drained only by minor rivers and brooks, primarily the River Tame and its tributaries the Cole and the Rea

