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Population: 28,227 Newport is a unique city situated in an incomparably beautiful location on the Atlantic Coast. Newport has a rich history, extending, back some three and one-half centuries. The city's fabric of neighborhoods is generously sprinkled with parks and green spaces. The quality of life in the community is one of its greatest attractions. Newport's proximity to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Providence make it appealing as a tourist destination, as a business environment, and as a home. Newport is located at the southern end of Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay about 30 miles south of the city of Providence. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and on the south, by Narragansett Bay on the west and by the town of Middletown on the northeast. The total land area of Newport consists of 11 square miles (7.7 square miles of land area and 3.3 square miles of inland water area). The population of Newport is 28,227 persons, according to the 1990 census.
