Sunderland

Summary

Sunderland is a district with city status^[1]. Sunderland has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sunderland is located in Tyne and Wear^[3].
• Sunderland is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Sunderland is on the body of water River Wear^[5].
• Sunderland is on the body of water North Sea^[6].
• Sunderland's head of government is recorded as Graeme Miller^[7].
• Sunderland's instance of is recorded as district with city status^[8].
• Sunderland's instance of is recorded as metropolitan borough^[9].
• Sunderland's capital is recorded as Sunderland^[10].
• Sunderland's shares border with is recorded as Gateshead^[11].
• Sunderland's shares border with is recorded as South Tyneside^[12].
• Sunderland's shares border with is recorded as County Durham^[13].
• Sunderland's legislative body is recorded as council of Sunderland City Council^[14].
• Sunderland's executive body is recorded as cabinet of Sunderland City Council^[15].
• Sunderland's Commons category is recorded as City of Sunderland^[16].
• April 1, 1974 marks the founding of Sunderland^[17].
• Sunderland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.91, 'lon': -1.385}^[18].
• Sunderland's authority is recorded as Sunderland City Council^[19].
• Sunderland's official website is recorded as https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/^[20].
• Sunderland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:City of Sunderland^[21].
• Sunderland has a population of {'amount': '+277200'}^[22].
• Sunderland has a population of {'amount': '+277417'}^[23].
• Sunderland has a population of {'amount': '+275700'}^[24].
• Sunderland has a population of {'amount': '+277354'}^[25].
• Sunderland's office held by head of government is recorded as leader of Sunderland City Council^[26].
• Sunderland's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Nil desperandum auspice deo'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Sunderland is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Sunderland is located in Tyne and Wear^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Wear^[5], a river^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and North Sea^[6], a sea^[30], in Norway^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Sunderland covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+137.439'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+277200'}^[22], {'amount': '+277417'}^[23], {'amount': '+275700'}^[24], and {'amount': '+277354'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district with city status^[8] and metropolitan borough^[9].

History and Context

April 1, 1974 marks the founding of Sunderland^[17].

Why It Matters

Sunderland has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sunderland is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]