Sunderland (cried Sunlun in the local Mackem byleid)[1] is a ceety in Nor-East Ingland.
In 2001, there wis aboot 290,000 indwallers in the ceety. It's the maist muckle steid in the 150-mile span atween Edinburgh an Leeds.
Fowk frae Sunderland is kent as Mackems.