Thanet District
Thanet
Thanet District | |
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Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate, the district's largest town and administrative centre. | |
Thanet shown within Kent | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Kent |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Margate |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Thanet District Council |
| • MPs | Roger Gale (C) Craig Mackinlay (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.88 sq mi (103.30 km2) |
| • Rank | 194th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 140,678 |
| • Rank | 162nd (of 296) |
| • Density | 3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 95.4% White 1.5% S.Asian 1.1% Black 1.1% Mixed Race |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 29UN (ONS) E07000114 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TR355705 + |
Thanet /ˈθænɪt/ is a local government district in Kent, England. The council is based in Margate and the district also contains the towns of Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Westgate-on-Sea, along with several villages. It takes its name from the Isle of Thanet, a former island which gradually became connected to the mainland between the 12th and 16th centuries.
The district lies on the north-eastern tip of Kent, bordering the City of Canterbury to the west and Dover District to the south. It is predominantly coastal, with north, east and southeast-facing coastlines.
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