Newcastle

Summary

Newcastle is a city^[1]. Newcastle ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,879 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Newcastle is located in New South Wales^[3].
• Newcastle is located in Newcastle^[4].
• Newcastle is located in Newcastle^[5].
• Newcastle is located in City of Newcastle^[6].
• Newcastle is in the country of Australia^[7].
• Newcastle is on the body of water Hunter River^[8].
• Newcastle's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Newcastle's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Newcastle's shares border with is recorded as Wickham^[11].
• Newcastle's shares border with is recorded as Cooks Hill^[12].
• Newcastle's shares border with is recorded as Newcastle East^[13].
• Newcastle's shares border with is recorded as Newcastle West^[14].
• Newcastle's shares border with is recorded as The Hill^[15].
• Newcastle's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne^[16].
• Newcastle's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ube^[17].
• Newcastle's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arcadia^[18].
• Newcastle's postal code is recorded as 2300^[19].
• Newcastle is part of Newcastle - Maitland^[20].
• Newcastle's Commons category is recorded as Newcastle, New South Wales^[21].
• Newcastle's local dialing code is recorded as 0240^[22].
• Newcastle's local dialing code is recorded as 0241^[23].
• Newcastle's local dialing code is recorded as 0249^[24].
• 1804 marks the founding of Newcastle^[25].
• Newcastle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32.916666666667, 'lon': 151.75}^[26].
• Newcastle's official website is recorded as https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/^[27].

Body

Geography

Newcastle is in the country of Australia^[7]. Located in include New South Wales^[3], a state of Australia^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1788^[30]; Newcastle^[4], an electoral district of New South Wales^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1859^[33]; and City of Newcastle^[6], a local government area of New South Wales^[34], in Australia^[35]. Newcastle is on the body of water Hunter River^[8]. Newcastle is part of Newcastle - Maitland^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Newcastle covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+261.80'}^[36]. Newcastle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+481183'}^[38], {'amount': '+2753'}^[39], {'amount': '+152984'}^[40], {'amount': '+3852'}^[41], and {'amount': '+348539'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and big city^[10].

History and Context

1804 marks the founding of Newcastle^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Newcastle include HMAS Newcastle^[43], a frigate^[44] and Newcastle^[45], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[46], in Australia^[47], founded in 1901^[48].

Why It Matters

Newcastle ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,879 views/month).^[2] Newcastle has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Newcastle is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Newcastle include HMAS Newcastle^[43], a frigate^[44] and Newcastle^[45], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[46], in Australia^[47], founded in 1901^[48].