City of Sunderland
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North East |
| Ceremonial county | Tyne and Wear |
| City region | North East |
| Metropolitan borough | 1 April 1974 |
| City status | 20 May 1992 |
| Named for | Sunderland |
| Administrative HQ | City Hall, Sunderland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough |
| • Body | Sunderland City Council |
| • Executive | Leader and cabinet |
| • Control | Labour |
| • Leader | Michael Mordey (L) |
| • Mayor | Allison Chisnall |
| • MPs | 3 MPs
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| Area | |
| • Total | 53.1 sq mi (137.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 190th |
| Population (mid-2019 est.)[3] | |
| • Total | 277,705 |
| • Rank | 53rd |
| • Density | 5,000/sq mi (2,100/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Mackem (colloq.) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 |
| Postcode area | |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SND |
| Website | sunderland |
City of Sunderland (/ˈsʌndərlənd/),[5] is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after Sunderland, and includes the towns of Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring and Washington. It also covers various surrounding villages and hamlets. The district also forms part of Wearside which includes Birtley in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead and Chester-le-Street in County Durham.
The district was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of four former local government districts of County Durham. It was granted city status in 1992, the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The borough had a population of 575,400 at the time of the 2011 census, with the majority of the population (274,286) residing in Sunderland, making it the largest settlement in the north east of England.[6]
References
- ↑ "Your Council". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ↑ "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2019". Office for National Statistics. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Sunderland Local Authority (E08000024)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ↑ "Local Authority Districts, Counties and Unitary Authorities (April 2021) Map in United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics: Open Geography Portal. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Built-up areas". ONS. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013. Unknown parameter
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