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Newport is an American seaside city upon Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km) south of Fall River, Massachusetts, 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston, and 180 miles (290 km) northeast of New York City. It is known as a New England summer resort and is well-known for its historic mansions and its wealthy sailing history.

It was the location of the first U.S. Open tournaments in both tennis and golf, as well as every challenge to the America’s Cup in the company of 1930 and 1983. It is furthermore the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport, which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and an important Navy training center. It was a major 18th-century harbor city and boasts many buildings from the Colonial era.

The city is the county chair of Newport County, which has no governmental functions further than court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries. It was known for creature the location of the “Summer White Houses” during the administrations of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. The population was 25,163 at the 2020 census.