Tyneside

Tyneside Geordieland Newcastle-Gateshead
Built-up area
The River Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle
Built-up area's sub divisions
Tyneside Location of Tyneside in northern England
Coordinates: 54°59′15″N 1°27′30″W / 54.98750°N 1.45833°W / 54.98750; -1.45833
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North East
County	Tyne and Wear
Population  (2011)
• Total	774,891
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)

Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in Northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt.

The population of Tyneside as published in the 2011 census was 774,891, making it the eighth most-populous urban area in the United Kingdom.^[1] In 2013, the estimated population was 832,469.^[2]

Politically, the area is mainly covered by the metropolitan boroughs of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The boroughs on the Tyne are joint with Wearside which is in both the ceremonial counties of Durham (Chester-le-Street) and Tyne and Wear.