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Uusikaupunki
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| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Finland Proper |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi |
| City manager | Kari Koski |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Area - total - land |
ranked 179th 540.65 km² 492.93 km² |
| Population - total (2003) - change - density |
ranked 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. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean new city.
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.
- B.H. Crusell - 19th century virtuoso clarinettist and composer
- Martti Simojoki - former Archbishop of Finland
- Ilmari Saarelainen - Finnish actor
- http://uusikaupunki.fi/ - Official site (in Finnish)
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