Tyne and Wear County
| Tyne and Wear | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Tyne and Wear in England |
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Country |
 England
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| Region | North East England |
| Established | 1974 (Local Government Act 1972) Created from the five county boroughs within Northumberland (North of Tyne) and County Durham (South of Tyne) |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Area | 538 km2 (208 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 44th of 48 |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | 1,128,800 |
| • Ranked | 16th of 48 |
| Density | 2,090/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 2011 estimate: 90.48% White British 1.09% Mixed 3.53% Asian 0.92% Black 0.51% Chinese |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Area | 538 km2 (208 sq mi) |
| ONS code | 2D |
| NUTS | UKC22/23 |
 Districts of Tyne and Wear |
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| Districts | |
| Members of Parliament |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
Tyne and Wear (/taɪn ... wɪər/) is a metropolitan county in the North East region of England around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. It consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and City of Sunderland. It is bounded on the east by the North Sea, and has borders with Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south.
Prior to the 1974 reforms, the territory now covered by the county of Tyne and Wear straddled the border between the counties of Northumberland and Durham, the border being marked by the river Tyne; that territory also included five county boroughs.
Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986, and so its districts (the metropolitan boroughs) are now unitary authorities. However, the metropolitan county continues to exist in law and as a geographic frame of reference, and as a ceremonial county.
The Local Government Act 1888 constituted Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland as county boroughs (Newcastle had "county corporate" status as the "County and Town of Newcastle upon Tyne" since 1400). Tynemouth joined them in 1904. Between the county boroughs, various other settlements also formed part of the administrative counties of Durham and of Northumberland.
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