Newcastle upon Tyne

metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
AdministrativeArea metropolitan_borough Q21012735
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Newcastle upon Tyne

Summary

Newcastle upon Tyne is a metropolitan borough[1].

Key Facts

  • Newcastle upon Tyne is located in Tyne and Wear[2].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne is on the body of water River Tyne[4].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's head of government is recorded as Nick Forbes[5].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as metropolitan borough[6].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as district with city status[7].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's capital is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne[8].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's shares border with is recorded as Gateshead[9].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's shares border with is recorded as North Tyneside[10].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's shares border with is recorded as Northumberland[11].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's shares border with is recorded as South Tyneside[12].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's legislative body is recorded as council of Newcastle City Council[13].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's executive body is recorded as cabinet of Newcastle City Council[14].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's Commons category is recorded as City of Newcastle upon Tyne[15].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's said to be the same as is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne[16].
  • April 1, 1974 marks the founding of Newcastle upon Tyne[17].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.007678611111, 'longitude': -1.6578366666667, 'precision': 2.7777777777778e-07}[18].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's authority is recorded as Newcastle City Council[19].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:City of Newcastle upon Tyne[20].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne has a population of {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+292900'}[21].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne has a population of {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+300196'}[22].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne has a population of {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+305049'}[23].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne has a population of {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+271426'}[24].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne has a population of {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+260798'}[25].
  • Newcastle upon Tyne has a population of {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+259601'}[26].

Body

Geography

Newcastle upon Tyne is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Tyne and Wear[2]. It is on the body of water River Tyne[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q712226', 'amount': '+113.4563'}[27] and {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+11511.78'}[28]. Population counts include {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+292900'}[21], {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+300196'}[22], {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+305049'}[23], {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+271426'}[24], {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+260798'}[25], and {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+259601'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan borough[6] and district with city status[7].

History and Context

April 1, 1974 marks the founding of Newcastle upon Tyne[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved . visionofbritain.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved . visionofbritain.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved . visionofbritain.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved . visionofbritain.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . statistics.data.gov.uk. Retrieved . statistics.data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 4w ago · DrFrench · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    Geonames id 3333174
    Archinform location id 54780
    Inception +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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