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Sunderland

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Sunderland is a port city in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It stands at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea coast, about 10 miles southeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most populous settlement in the Wearside conurbation and the second most populous settlement in Tyne and Wear after Newcastle, and it serves as the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
277,417 1
Area (sq km)
111.84 1
Founding Year
674 2
Population Estimate Year
2018 1
Elevation (m)
60 1
Latitude
54.904444 degrees north 1
Longitude
1.381111 degrees west 1
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1. Sunderland (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 277,417 (2018)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 54.904444, longitude -1.381111
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 60 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 111.84 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 277417 (2018)
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2. Sunderland (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox established_date/established_title
    Founded: 674 AD
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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