Newcastle upon Tyne

Summary

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,373 views/month, #26 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Newcastle upon Tyne is located in Newcastle upon Tyne^[3].
• Newcastle upon Tyne is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Newcastle upon Tyne is on the body of water River Tyne^[5].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[8].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[9].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen^[11].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gelsenkirchen^[12].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Groningen^[13].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haifa^[14].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malmö Municipality^[15].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nancy^[16].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle^[17].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Singkawang^[18].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta^[19].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gdańsk^[20].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lagos^[21].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Little Rock^[22].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Henan^[23].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanover^[24].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hainan^[25].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eastern Cape^[26].
• Newcastle upon Tyne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[27].

Body

Geography

Newcastle upon Tyne is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in it^[3]. It is on the body of water River Tyne^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+282442'}^[28], {'amount': '+276960'}^[29], {'amount': '+300196'}^[30], and {'amount': '+281842'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], civil parish^[8], and unparished area^[9].

History and Context

200 marks the founding of Newcastle upon Tyne^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Newcastle upon Tyne include Newcastle International Airport^[33], an international airport^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Newcastle disease virus^[36], a taxon^[37]; and Newcastle Weekly Chronicle^[38], a newspaper^[39].

Why It Matters

Newcastle upon Tyne ranks in the top 0.47% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,373 views/month, #26 of 5,534).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Newcastle International Airport^[33], an international airport^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Newcastle disease virus^[36], a taxon^[37]; and Newcastle Weekly Chronicle^[38], a newspaper^[39].