Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in north-east England. In 2021, 286,445 people lived in the city.

Newcastle
City and metropolitan borough
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Coat of arms of Coat of arms
Shown within metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear Shown within metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear
Coordinates: 54.98°N 1.61°W / 54.98; -1.61
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Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North East
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear (1974–present)
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne (1974–present)
Historic county	Northumberland
Founded	2nd century
Town charter	Henry II
County corporate	1400
City status	1882
Government
• Metro Mayor	Jamie Driscoll (Labour Co-op)
• Metropolitan borough council	Newcastle City Council (Labour controlled)
• Council HQ	Civic Centre, Haymarket
• Members of Parliament (MPs)	List of MPs Nick Brown (Labour) Catherine McKinnell (Labour) Chi Onwurah (Labour)
Area
• Metropolitan borough	44.4 sq mi (115.1 km2)
Population  (2021)
• Metropolitan borough	286,445
GDP
• Per capita	US$ 29,978
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode	NE1–NE7; NE12–NE20; NE27–NE29; NE82–NE99
ISO 3166 code	GB-NET
GSS code	E08000021
NUTS 3	UKC22
International airport	Newcastle International (NCL)
National rail stations	Newcastle Central (A) Manors (F2)
Rapid transit system	Tyne and Wear Metro List of stations in Newcastle Airport Bank Foot Byker Callerton Parkway Central Station Chillingham Road Haymarket Ilford Road Jesmond Kingston Park Manors Monument Regent Centre South Gosforth St James Walkergate West Jesmond
Police	Northumbria
Ambulance	North East
Fire and Rescue	Tyne and Wear
Website	www.newcastle.gov.uk

Newcastle upon Tyne is called Newcastle for short. It is famous for its big bridge called the Tyne Bridge.

The local dialect and accent is called the Geordie dialect. People from Newcastle are also called Geordies.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Media

• Newcastle schloss.jpg

  Newcastle Castle Keep is the oldest structure in the city, dating back to at least the 11th century.

• Newcastle-upon-Tyne from New Chatham engraving by William Miller after T Allom.jpg

  An engraving by William Miller of Newcastle in 1832, as seen from Gateshead

• Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle) near Ouse Street 2010-02-19.jpg

  Victoria Tunnel, built to transport coal

• The Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1961 (15657916212).jpg

  Newcastle was once a major industrial centre, particularly for coal and shipping.

• Newcastle City Centre 17.9.1917.jpg

  Newcastle city centre, 1917, with St James' Park football ground above and left of centre

• Newcastle Central from Manors geograph-2389652-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

  View northwards from the Castle Keep, towards Berwick-on-Tweed in 1954

• Newcastle castle keep across the River Tyne to Gateshead geograph-2613573-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

  Panorama from Newcastle castle keep across the River Tyne to Gateshead in 1954

• Side - Tyne Bridge.jpg

  Side, a street in Newcastle near the Tyne Bridge

• St James Park Newcastle as seen from south of the River Tyne.jpg

  View of St James' Park on the skyline and surrounding buildings, as seen from Gateshead

• Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne.jpg

  Quayside architecture, showing the historic Newcastle Guildhall with its white turret