Newport is a civil parish and the
county town of the
Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of
England, in the
United Kingdom. Newport had a population of 23,957 according to the
2001 census, increasing to 25,496 at the 2011 census. The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island, at the head of the navigable section of the
River Medina, which flows northward to
Cowes and the
Solent, and on which the town has a
quay.