City of Canterbury
Local government district in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the settlement within the City of Canterbury, see Canterbury. For the local government area in Australia, see City of Canterbury (New South Wales).
Canterbury (/ˈkæntərbəri/),[2][3] also known as the City of Canterbury, is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. As well as Canterbury itself, the district extends to the towns of Fordwich, Herne Bay and Whitstable.
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City of Canterbury | |
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Canterbury | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Kent |
Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City |
Admin HQ | Canterbury |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Canterbury City Council |
• Leadership | Committee system, Alan Baldock (Labour) |
• MPs | Rosie Duffield Roger Gale |
Area | |
• Total | 119.24 sq mi (308.84 km2) |
• Rank | 117th (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 156,554 |
• Rank | 131st (of 296) |
• Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 29UC (ONS) E07000106 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TR145575 |
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