North East England

North East
North East
Region
	Left to right; top: Angel of the North; Upper: Saltburn Pier and Spanish City; Lower: Hexham Abbey and Durham Cathedral; Bottom: Tyne Millennium and Tees Transporter bridges;
	North East region shown within England
	Coordinates: 55°00′N 1°52′W / 55.00°N 1.87°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
GO established	1994
RDA established	1998
GO abolished	2011
RDA abolished	31 March 2012
Subdivisions	4 counties County Durham ; Northumberland ; North Yorkshire (part) ; Tyne and Wear ; 2 combined authorities North East ; Tees Valley ; 12 districts 7 unitary ; 5 metropolitan ;
Government
• MPs	29 MPs (of 650) Labour: 28 Conservative: 1
Area
• Total	3,350 sq mi (8,676 km2)
• Land	3,313 sq mi (8,581 km2)
• Rank	8th
Population (2022)
• Total	2,683,040
• Rank	9th
• Density	810/sq mi (313/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 93.0% White ; 3.7% Asian ; 1.3% Mixed ; 1.0% Black ; 1.0% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 50.8% Christianity ; 40.0% no religion ; 2.7% Islam ; 0.4% Hinduism ; 0.3% Sikhism ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.2% Judaism ; 0.4% other ; 5.0% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ITL code	TLC
GSS code	E12000001

North East England, often referred to as simply the North East within England, is one of nine official regions of England. It consists of County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and part of North Yorkshire. With 2.6 million residents in 2022, it is the least populous region of England. Its largest settlements include Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Darlington and Hartlepool. The North East is covered by two mayoral combined authorities: North East Combined Authority and Tees Valley Combined Authority. It is one of three regions, the other two being North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber, that make up Northern England.

^ "Standard Area Measurements (Latest) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – North East Region (E12000001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[ONS_Standard_Area_Measurement-1] "Standard Area Measurements (Latest) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[popstats-2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2021_Nomis-3] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – North East Region (E12000001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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