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Newport (authority, Wales)
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Unitary authority in south Wales, created in 1996 from part of the former county of Gwent.
Area
190 sq km/73 sq mi
Towns
Newport (administrative headquarters)
Physical
rivers Usk Ebbw, Afon Llwyd, Wentwood Hills (309 m/1,014 ft)
Features
Legionary Museum, fortress baths and Roman amphitheatre at Caerleon, Tregdegar House (17th century) and Park, Penhow Castle (12th century)
Industries
steel and aluminium production, engineering, chemicals, fertilizers, electronics
Agriculture
beef cattle, sheep and dairy farming
Population
(2001) 137,000
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