Uusikaupunki

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
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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