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/</span>), 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.
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External link
- http://uusikaupunki.fi/ - Official site (in Finnish)eo:Uusikaupunki