Uusikaupunki

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Uudenkaupungin kaupunki

city in Finland

Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Vakka-Suomi
City manager Kari Koski
Official languages Finnish
Area
- total
- land 179th
540.65 km²
492.93 km²
Population
- total (2003)
- change
- Population density>density 64th
16,405
- 1.7 %
33.3/km²
Urbanisation 79.2 %
Unemployment rate 13.2 %
[http://uusikaupunki.fi/]

Uusikaupunki (IPA: [ˈuːsiˌkɑupuŋki]), or Nystad in Swedish, is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 16,260 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 540.65 km² (excluding sea) of which 47.72 km² is inland water. The population density is 32.99 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Uusikaupunki is the home of Valmet Automotive, a mechanical production company, producing cars and vehicles for other manufacturers.

In 1721, the Peace of Nystad was signed in Uusikaupunki.

External links

http://uusikaupunki.fi/ - Official site (in Finnish)

	Municipalities of Finland Proper
	Alastaro \| Askainen \| Aura \| Dragsfjärd \| Halikko \| Houtskär \| Iniö \| Kaarina \| Karinainen \| Kiikala \| Kimito \| Kisko \| Korpo \| Koski \| Kustavi \| Kuusjoki \| Laitila \| Lemu \| Lieto \| Loimaa \| Loimaan kunta \| Marttila \| Masku \| Mellilä \| Merimasku \| Mietoinen \| Muurla \| Mynämäki \| Naantali \| Nagu \| Nousiainen \| Oripää \| Paimio \| Pargas \| Perniö \| Pertteli \| Piikkiö \| Pyhäranta \| Pöytyä \| Raisio \| Rusko \| Rymättylä \| Salo \| Sauvo \| Somero \| Suomusjärvi \| Särkisalo \| Taivassalo \| Tarvasjoki \| Turku \| Uusikaupunki \| Vahto \| Vehmaa \| Velkua \| Västanfjärd \| Yläne
	Finland Proper \| Western Finland \| Finland

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