Newcastle upon Tyne

city in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
City city Q1425428
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Newcastle upon Tyne

Summary

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,761 views/month, #26 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Newcastle upon Tyne is located in Newcastle upon Tyne[3].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne is on the body of water River Tyne[5].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's image is recorded as Tyne Bridge - Newcastle Upon Tyne - England - 2004-08-14.jpg[6].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as civil parish[9].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as unparished area[10].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's official language is recorded as English[11].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council.svg[12].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen[13].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gelsenkirchen[14].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Groningen[15].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haifa[16].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malmö Municipality[17].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nancy[18].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle[19].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Singkawang[20].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta[21].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gdańsk[22].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lagos[23].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Little Rock[24].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Henan[25].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanover[26].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hainan[27].

Body

Geography

Newcastle upon Tyne is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in it[3]. It is on the body of water River Tyne[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+282442'}[28], {'amount': '+276960'}[29], {'amount': '+300196'}[30], and {'amount': '+281842'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], big city[8], civil parish[9], and unparished area[10].

History and Context

+0200-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Newcastle upon Tyne[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Newcastle upon Tyne include Newcastle International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in United Kingdom[35]; Newcastle disease virus[36], a taxon[37]; and Newcastle Weekly Chronicle[38], a newspaper[39], headquartered in it[40].

Why It Matters

Newcastle upon Tyne ranks in the top 0.47% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,761 views/month, #26 of 5,534).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Newcastle International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in United Kingdom[35]; Newcastle disease virus[36], a taxon[37]; and Newcastle Weekly Chronicle[38], a newspaper[39], headquartered in it[40].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . civicheraldry.co.uk. civicheraldry.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . malmo.se. malmo.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . nancy.fr. nancy.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . study.nsw.gov.au. study.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . newcastle.gov.uk. newcastle.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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