 The metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, which consists of the four aforementioned boroughs as well as Sunderland (population circa 277,000), had a population of around 1,122,000 and the Tyne and Wear City Region which also includes North Durham, South East Northumberland and the Tyne Valley has a population of 1,650,000.Newcastle is also home to a large student population with Newcastle University and Northumbria University Newcastle, based in the City Centre.Areas of suburban Newcastle with major student populations include Jesmond, Gosforth, Sandyford, Spital Tongues and Heaton.