Newtown, Powys

Newtown Welsh: Y Drenewydd
Newtown town centre
Newtown Location within Powys
Population	11,362 (2021)
OS grid reference	SO115915
Community	Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn[1]
Principal area	Powys
Preserved county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTOWN
Postcode district	SY16
Dialling code	01686
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Montgomeryshire
Website	www.newtown.org.uk
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°30′48″N 3°18′51″W / 52.5132°N 3.3141°W / 52.5132; -3.3141

Newtown (Welsh: Y Drenewydd ^ⓘ) is a town in Powys, Wales. It lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It was designated a new town in 1967 and saw population growth as firms settled, changing its market town character. Its 2001 population of 10,780 rose to 11,357 in the 2011 census, and rose again to 11,362 in the 2021 census.^[2][3]

Newtown was the birthplace of Robert Owen in 1771, whose house stood on the present site of the HSBC Bank.^[4] The town has a theatre, Theatr Hafren,^[5] and a public gallery, Oriel Davies, displaying contemporary arts and crafts.^[6] It is the largest town in Powys and Mid Wales.