Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle
City and metropolitan borough
From left to right; Top: The Quayside, with the Tyne Bridge at left and the Millennium Bridge centre right Upper: The City Centre and Newcastle Castle Lower: Grainger Town and the Theatre Royal Bottom: St Mary's RC Cathedral and the Civic Centre
Coat of arms
Nicknames:  The Toon
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Shown within metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear
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Coordinates: 54.98°N 1.61°W / 54.98; -1.61[1]
OS grid reference	NZ220682[1]
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
Demonym(s)	Geordie, Novocastrian
GDP [2]
• Per capita	US$ 29,978
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode	NE1–NE7; NE12–NE20; NE27–NE29; NE82–NE99
Dialling code	0191
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.