Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, often shortened to Newcastle, is a city in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is also a unitary authority with a population of around 259,000 (2001 census). However, the metropolitan boroughs of North Tyneside (population c.190,000), South Tyneside (population c. 150,000) and Gateshead (population c.200,000) are also part of Newcastle's conurbation. Newcastle is the main city in North East England, and around the 14th largest city in England. As such, it is one of England's core cities.

Twin Cities

• Bergen — Norway
• Groningen — Netherlands
• Gelsenkirchen — Germany
• Nancy — France
• Taiyuan — China
• Atlanta — USA
• Haifa — Israel
• Newcastle — Australia — on the River Hunter, and also a coal hub.
• Newcastle — South Africa