Back Tyne and Wear Afrikaans تاين ووير Arabic Tyne y Wear AST Tyne miwah Wear BAN Тайн і Уір Byelorussian Тайн і Ўір BE-X-OLD Тайн и Уиър Bulgarian Tyne ha Wear Breton Tyne i Wear Catalan Tyne and Wear CEB
Tyne and Wear | |
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The Angel of the North, Souter Lighthouse in Whitburn, and the River Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle. | |
 Tyne and Wear within England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North East |
| Established | 1974 |
| Established by | Local Government Act 1972 |
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| UK Parliament | 11 MPs |
| Police | Northumbria Police |
| Largest city | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Lucy Winskell |
| High Sheriff | Dr Lindsey Whiterod (2024-2025) |
| Area | 540 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 44th of 48 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,141,795 |
| • Rank | 17th of 48 |
| Density | 2,115/km2 (5,480/sq mi) |
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| Metropolitan county | |
| GSS code | E11000007 |
| ITL | TLC22/23 |
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 Districts of Tyne and Wear Metropolitan districts | |
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Tyne and Wear (/ˌtaɪn ... ˈwɪər/) is a ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The county is largely urbanised, with a population of 1.14 million in 2021. After Newcastle (300,125), the largest settlements are the city of Sunderland (168,277), Gateshead (120,046), and South Shields (75,337). Nearly all of the county's settlements belong to the Tyneside or Wearside conurbations, the latter of which extends into County Durham. For local government purposes Tyne and Wear comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The borough councils collaborate through the North East Combined Authority, which also includes Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council. The county was created in 1974 from south-east Northumberland north-west County Durham.
The most notable geographic features of the county are the River Tyne and River Wear, after which it is named and along which its major settlements developed. The county is also notable for its coastline to the North Sea in the east, which is characterised by tall limestone cliffs and wide beaches.
- ^ "Mid-2022 population estimates by Lieutenancy areas (as at 1997) for England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "2011 census: Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.