City of Canterbury

City of Canterbury
Non-metropolitan district, borough, city
Canterbury
Aerial view of Canterbury Cathedral and the surrounding area
Canterbury shown within Kent
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
• MPs	Rosie Duffield Roger Gale
Area
• Total	119.24 sq mi (308.84 km2)
• Rank	117th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	157,550
• Rank	132nd (of 296)
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 89.2% White 4.1% Asian 2.7% Mixed 2.5% Black 1.5% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 46.6% Christianity 42% no religion 7% not stated 1.8% Islam 0.8% Hinduism 0.7% other 0.6% Buddhism 0.2% Judaism 0.2% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	29UC (ONS) E07000106 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TR145575
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Canterbury (/ˈkæntərbəri/),^[2][3] also known as the City of Canterbury, is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Canterbury, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Fordwich, Herne Bay and Whitstable, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the district lie within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of the Kent Downs.

The neighbouring districts (clockwise from east) are Thanet, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe, Ashford and Swale, all of which are also in Kent. To the north the district has a coast onto the North Sea.