What is the City of Sunderland?
Q: What is the City of Sunderland?
A: The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in North East England.
Q: When did it acquire the status of a city?
A: The City of Sunderland acquired the status of a city and metropolitan borough in 1992.
Q: What is the largest settlement in the City of Sunderland?
A: The largest settlement in the City of Sunderland is Sunderland.
Q: What other settlements are part of the City of Sunderland?
A: The City of Sunderland includes the towns of Washington, Houghton-le-Spring, and other smaller settlements.
Q: When was the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland created?
A: The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland was created in 1974 when all local government in England and Wales was changed by the Local Government Act 1972.
Q: How large was the population of the City of Sunderland in 2001?
A: The population of the City of Sunderland was 280,807 at the time of the 2001 census.
Q: Who is the patron saint of the City of Sunderland?
A: The City of Sunderland adopted St Benedict Biscop as its patron saint on March 24, 2004.
