The Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto (pronounced [ˈnɔːʋɔ ˈmeːstɔ]; Slovene: Mestna občina Novo mesto) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.

The Municipality of Novo Mesto is part of the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

The total municipal area is 298.5 square kilometres (115.3 sq mi), located on a bend of the Krka River.

[2] The Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto has a working-age population of 19,579, of whom 2,118 are unemployed.

Today, tourism is increasing in Slovenia, and Novo Mesto is feeling some of the effects of this.