Newport
city in and county seat of Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
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Summary
Newport is a city in the United States[1]. Newport ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,946 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Newport County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Xay Khamsyvoravong[5], Charles M. Holder[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Imperia[7], Kinsale[8], Shimoda[9], Saint John[10], Ponta Delgada[11], La Rochelle[12]
- Postal code: 02840[13], 02841[14]
- Commons category: Newport, Rhode Island[15]
- Local dialing code: 401[16]
- Inception: 1639[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Aquidneck Island[18]
- Official website: https://www.cityofnewport.com[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Newport, Rhode Island[20]
- Population: 2203[21], 24,672[22], 25,163[23]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Newport, Rhode Island[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], The American Cyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[30], New International Encyclopedia[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32]
- Capital of: Newport County[33]
- Official name: Newport[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Newport, Rhode Island[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Newport[36]
- Number of households: 10,065[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Newport, Rhode Island[38]
- Different from: Newburyport[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 9 m[40]
- Area: 29.503412 km²[41], 29.503416 km²[42]
- History of topic: timeline of Newport, Rhode Island, history[43]
- Water as percent of area: 32.6364 percent[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Newport include Newport State Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47].
Why It Matters
Newport has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Newport is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Newport include Newport State Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47].