Newport is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, also known as the Cardiff Capital Region.
Image: Transporter Bridge, from Coronation Park
Image: The Resort Hotel, Celtic Manor Resort
Image: Tredegar House, Wales (48721554268)
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Welsh is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa.
The 1588 Welsh Bible
Welsh Bible of 1620, in Llanwnda church, rescued from the hands of French invaders in 1797.
Trilingual (Spanish, Welsh and English) sign in Argentina
Bilingual road markings near Cardiff Airport.