Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (German: [ˈnɔɪ̯maʁkt ʔɪn deːɐ̯ ˈʔoːbɐˌpfalts]; Bavarian: Naimakk in da Owerpfolz) is the capital of the Neumarkt district in the administrative region of the Upper Palatinate, in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of about 40,000, Neumarkt is the seat of various projects, and acts as the economic and cultural center of the western Upper Palatinate, along with Nürnberg, Ingolstadt, and Regensburg.