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Newcastle | |
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Unincorporated community | |
_(cropped).jpg) King Avenue, Downtown Newcastle | |
  Newcastle | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′2″N 78°35′23″W / 43.91722°N 78.58972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality | Durham |
| Municipality | Clarington |
| Incorporated (town) | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Adrian Foster |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 9,167 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 289, 905 |
| NTS Map | 030M15 |
| GNBC Code | FERHE |
Newcastle is a community in the municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The community inherits the former name of the present-day municipality which it belongs to.
Newcastle is located about 80 km east of Toronto, and about 18 km east of Oshawa and Bowmanville on Highway 401. It is also the southern terminus of Highway 35 and Highway 115. It has been named one of the best small towns in Ontario, by Comfort Life, a website for retirement living in Canada.[1]