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Newport, Wales

This article is about the city and unitary authority. For the town in southwest Wales, see Newport, Pembrokeshire. For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation).

Newport
Casnewydd (Welsh)
The Port
City and County Borough
Motto(s): 
"Terra Marique" "By land and sea"
Location map outlining Newport with an inset of its location in Wales
City of Newport
Three maps. The first shows a relief map of Wales with the location of Newport shown in the South East by a red dot. The second shows Newport compared to the United Kingdom, the red dot is in the west. The third shows the UK and Newport relative to the European continent.
Three maps. The first shows a relief map of Wales with the location of Newport shown in the South East by a red dot. The second shows Newport compared to the United Kingdom, the red dot is in the west. The third shows the UK and Newport relative to the European continent.
Newport
Location within Wales
Three maps. The first shows a relief map of Wales with the location of Newport shown in the South East by a red dot. The second shows Newport compared to the United Kingdom, the red dot is in the west. The third shows the UK and Newport relative to the European continent.
Three maps. The first shows a relief map of Wales with the location of Newport shown in the South East by a red dot. The second shows Newport compared to the United Kingdom, the red dot is in the west. The third shows the UK and Newport relative to the European continent.
Newport
Location within the United Kingdom
Three maps. The first shows a relief map of Wales with the location of Newport shown in the South East by a red dot. The second shows Newport compared to the United Kingdom, the red dot is in the west. The third shows the UK and Newport relative to the European continent.
Three maps. The first shows a relief map of Wales with the location of Newport shown in the South East by a red dot. The second shows Newport compared to the United Kingdom, the red dot is in the west. The third shows the UK and Newport relative to the European continent.
Newport
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°35′19″N 02°59′52″W / 51.58861°N 2.99778°W / 51.58861; -2.99778[1]
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryWales
Ceremonial countyGwent
Historic countyMonmouthshire
Principal AreaNewport
Admin HQNewport Civic Centre
Borough statusc. 1120
Town charter1385
City status2002
Wards
20 Districts
Government
 • TypeCounty borough and city
 • BodyNewport City Council
 • Mayor of NewportTrevor Watkins
(Welsh Labour)
 • Newport City Council LeaderJane Mudd
(Welsh Labour)
 • MP (Newport West)

 • MS (Newport West)		Ruth Jones
(Welsh Labour)
Jayne Bryant
(Welsh Labour)
 • MP (Newport East)

 • MS (Newport East)		Jessica Morden
(Welsh Labour)
John Griffiths
(Welsh Labour)
Area
[2][3]
 • City and County Borough84.05 sq mi (217.70 km2)
 • Urban
[4]
32.52 sq mi (84.22 km2)
 • Rural
[2][4]
51.54 sq mi (133.48 km2)
 • Metro
[5]
987.80 sq mi (2,558.38 km2)
Dimensions
[6]
 • Length11.17 mi (17.98 km)
 • Width14.11 mi (22.70 km)
Elevation
[7]
(Newport city centre)
52 ft (16 m)
Highest elevation
[8] (Twmbarlwm)
1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 (2021) ONS[9]
 • City and County Borough161,506 (council region)
 • RankConurbation
• 3rd (Wales)
• 26th (UK)
 • Density2,059.6/sq mi (795.21/km2)
  • Rank2011 Census
• 2nd (Wales)
• 55th (UK) 
 • Urban
[10]
128,060
 • Urban density9,552.8/sq mi (3,688.36/km2)
 • Metro
[11][12]
1,190,835
(Cardiff City Region)
 • Metro density1,205.6/sq mi (465.47/km2)
 • Built-up area[4]
306,844
 • Built-up area density[4]
3,643.363km2
DemonymNewportonians
Demographics
 • Ethnicity[13]93.9% White
3.4% Asian
1.7% Black
1.0% Other
 • Languages7.5% Welsh[14]
96.8% English[4]
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode
NP
Area code01633
ISO 3166-2GB-NWP
ONS code00PR (ONS)
W06000022 (GSS)
OS grid referenceST312882
NUTS 3UKD31
Websitewww.newport.gov.uk

Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd; [kasˈnɛwɨð]) is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587,[16] the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall.[17] Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, also known as the Cardiff Capital Region.[18]

Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream and now part of the city. Newport gained its first charter in 1314. It grew significantly in the 19th century when its port became the focus of coal exports from the eastern South Wales Valleys. Newport was the largest coal exporter in Wales until the rise of Cardiff in the mid-1800s. Newport was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Great Britain, the Newport Rising of 1839.

In the 20th century, the docks declined in importance, but Newport remained an important centre for manufacturing and engineering. Latterly its economy has been bolstered as part of the M4 corridor high-technology cluster. It was granted city status in 2002. The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010 and was the venue for the 2014 NATO summit. The city contains extensive rural areas surrounding the built-up core. Its villages are of considerable archaeological importance. Newport Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth and is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth.

  1. ^ "OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes". osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b 2011 Census (Table KS201EW), Office for National Statistics (ONS)
  3. ^ "Newport Community Well-being Profile – Final 2017" (PDF). Community Well-being Profile – Final 2017. One Newport / Casnewydd Yn Un. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via Newport City Council.
  4. ^ a b c d e UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newport (Newport) Built-up area (W37000385)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ Evseeva, Tatiana (1 June 2017). Better Understanding of City Regional Governance. The Cardiff City Region Case (PDF). Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Altitude Newport, Wales, UK". routecalculator.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Newport, Wales, UK". worldatlas.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ^ Twmbarlwm
  9. ^ "Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – Office for National Statistics". ons.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newport Built-up area sub division (W38000147)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. ^ List of metropolitan economies in the United Kingdom
  12. ^ Global MetroMonitor, The Brookings Institution, 2012, archived from the original on 5 June 2013, retrieved 24 December 2013
  13. ^ (2011 Census)
  14. ^ "How life has changed in Newport: Census 2021". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Newport topographic map, elevation, relief". Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  17. ^ 2011 Census: Usual resident population by five-year age group, local authorities in England and Wales – 2011 census Archived 21 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "British urban pattern: population data" (PDF). ESPON project 1.4.3 Study on Urban Functions. European Spatial Planning Observation Network. March 2007. p. 119. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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