Newcastle upon Tyne
metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
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Summary
Newcastle upon Tyne is a metropolitan borough[1]. It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tyne and Wear[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Tyne[5]
- Head of government: Nick Forbes[6]
- Instance of: district with city status[7]
- Capital: Newcastle upon Tyne[8]
- Shares border with: Gateshead[9], North Tyneside[10], Northumberland[11], South Tyneside[12]
- Legislative body: council of Newcastle City Council[13]
- Executive body: cabinet of Newcastle City Council[14]
- Commons category: City of Newcastle upon Tyne[15]
- Said to be the same as: Newcastle upon Tyne[16]
- Inception: April 1, 1974[17]
- Coordinate location: 55.007678611111, -1.6578366666667[18]
- Authority: Newcastle City Council[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:City of Newcastle upon Tyne[20]
- Population: 292,900[21], 300,196[22], 305,049[23], 271,426[24], 260,798[25], 259,601[26], 280,177[27], 282,400[28], 307,565[29]
- Office held by head of government: leader of Newcastle City Council[30]
- Replaces: Castle Ward Rural District[31], Newburn Urban District[32], Gosforth Urban District[33], County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne[34], Moot Hall and Precincts Rural District[35]
- Different from: Newcastle upon Tyne[36], City of Newcastle[37], Newcastle-under-Lyme[38]
- Area: 113.4563 km²[39], 11511.78 ha[40]