Tyne and Wear consists of 4 metropolitan boroughs – Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland – as well as 8 smaller districts. In 2016, the population of Tyne and Wear was 1,345,000 people, making it the second most populous area in England after Greater London. The biggest city in Tyne and Wear is Newcastle-upon-Tyne which has a population of 279,600 people. Other big cities include Sunderland (280,200) and Gateshead (230,100).