LocationNortheast England, United Kingdom.
Dialling code44.
PopulationNewcastle upon Tyne: 276,400 (2005 official estimate); Gateshead: 191,151.
Time zoneGMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity240 volts AC, 50Hz; square, three-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temperatures3°C (37.4°F).
Average July temperatures15°C (59°F).
Annual rainfall700mm (27.6 inches).
Cost of Living:1 British Pound
Sterling (£1) = US$1.46; C$1.77; A$2.05; €1.07Currency conversion rates as of January 2009Special Events:Chinese New Year, Jan or Feb, Newcastle’s China Town (around Stowell Street) is turned in to a carnival of color and noise as the city celebrates the Chinese New Year, festivities culminate with an impressive fireworks display (website:
www.newcastlegateshead.com)
Orange Evolution, 10 days in May, this is the biggest music festival in the northeast with performances taking place in various venues throughout NewcastleGateshead (website:
www.orangeevolution.co.uk)
Newcastle Community Green Festival, Jun, the UK’s biggest free community environmental festival, Leazes Park (website:
www.newcastlegreenfestival.org.uk)
Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival, Jul, a festival with an exciting program from the world jazz music scene (website:
www.whitleybayjazzfest.org)
Newcastle Mela, late Aug bank holiday, a two-day multicultural event including a blend of popular Asian art, drama and music (website:
www.newcastle.gov.uk/mela)
Great North Run, Sep, thousands of runners take part in the Great North Run in what is the biggest half-marathon in the world (website:
www.greatrun.org)
Tyneside Irish Festival, Oct, celebration of all things Irish (website:
www.tynesideirish.com)
Guy Fawkes Night, Nov, big bonfire and fireworks display at Saltwell Park to celebrate the foiling of Guy Fawkes’ plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 (website:
www.newcastlegateshead.com)
Winter Festival, each winter, NewcastleGateshead comes alive with a packed program of events ranging from an outdoor ice skating rink outside the Baltic to spectacular pyrotechnic displays on the Tyne River (website:
www.newcastlegateshead.com)
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