The Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) is a hierarchical classification of administrative areas, used across the European Union for statistical purposes.
North East is one of 12 NUTS 1 areas in the UK. The directory below displays its breakdown into NUTS 2, 3 and LAU 1 areas.
| NUTS 2 areas within 'North East': |
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Tees Valley and Durham
Northumberland and Tyne and Wear |
| These two NUTS 2 areas are divided into the following NUTS
3 areas: |
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Tees Valley and Durham |
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Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
South Teesside
Darlington
Durham CC |
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Northumberland and Tyne and Wear |
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Northumberland
Tyneside
Sunderland |
| These seven NUTS 3 areas are divided into the following LAU 1 areas: |
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Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
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Hartlepool
Stockton-on-Tees |
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South Teesside |
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Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland |
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Darlington |
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Darlington |
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Durham CC |
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Chester-le-Street
Derwentside
Durham
Easington
Sedgefield
Teesdale
Wear Valley |
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Northumberland |
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Alnwick
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Blyth Valley
Castle Morpeth
Tynedale
Wansbeck |
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Tyneside |
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Gateshead
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside
South Tyneside |
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Sunderland |
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Sunderland |
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