<strong>State:</strong>Virginia, USA<br/><strong>County:</strong>Newport<br/><strong>Population:</strong>1.5 million (2008)<br/><br/><strong>Government</strong><br/>- Mayor: Jessica Flanders -<br/><br/><strong>AREAS OF THE CITY</strong><br/><br/><strong>Chesapeake</strong><br/><em>Chesapeake is the old part of Newport from which the city is really founded. As the town grew it grew north in all directions until it got the appearance it has today. The beach of Chesapeake is highly sought for despite how close it is to the harbour. The city's environment officials keep constantly check on the water conditions making sure it is fitted for bathing and swimming.<br/><br/>Chesapeake is located south of Downtown.<br/>To the north west there is Wood Hill and to the north east there is the harbour.</em><br/><br/><strong>Chesapeake Bay</strong><br/><em>Chesapeake Bay is the water and bay outside Newport, it is lively used by both the common recreational sailors and the commercial shipping.</em><br/><br/><strong>Downtown</strong><br/><em>The centre of town.<br/>Tall buildings.<br/>Lots of people.<br/>Heavy traffic...</em><br/><br/><strong>Harbour</strong><br/><em>The harbour is what made it possible for a town to grow into the grand city that exists today. Although from the 60s and up to just after 2000 the harbour was getting smaller and smaller for each year that past, more and more people being laid off. Nowadays the harbour is a thriving area that grows in importance for each year that passes.<br/><br/>The harbour is just east of Downtown.</em><br/><br/><strong>Northside</strong><br/><em>Northside is an old industry area which has so far not fully got access to the stream of money flowing into town. Many of Newport's old companies are located here or those companies that can't afford the increasing prises of being located Downtown. It holds the less expensive housings in Newport.<br/><br/>Northside is just north of Downtown and west of White Stone.</em><br/><br/><strong>White Stone</strong><br/><em>White Stone is a rather well off area compare to the rest of the city. It is more or less a small town in the city as a whole with its own shops, companies and housings. Many of its inhabitants has quite hard to see themselves as living in Newport, when asked they instead says; White Stone.<br/><br/>White Stone is located north of Downtown, stretching in north east direction just east of Northside and along the coast.</em><br/><br/><strong>Wooden Hill</strong><br/><em>Wooden Hill is a richer part of Newport that lies directly to the west of Downtown. Here lies the university and the grand Newport church. Living in the area is quite expensive and only the real rich can afford to buy a piece of land to set up a house on or to buy those houses available.</em>