Thanet District

Thanet District
Thanet District
Non-metropolitan district
	Thanet aerial showing the towns of Broadstairs. Margate, Ramsgate and Westgate-on-Sea
	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); Polly Billington (L);
Area
• Total	39.88 sq mi (103.30 km2)
• Rank	194th (of 296)
Population (2024)
• Total	142,691
• Rank	164th (of 296)
• Density	3,577.6/sq mi (1,381.3/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 93% White ; 2.4% Mixed ; 2.3% Asian ; 1.2% other ; 1.1% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 46.7% Christianity ; 44.1% no religion ; 5.8% not stated ; 1.5% Islam ; 0.6% other ; 0.6% Hinduism ; 0.4% Buddhism ; 0.2% Judaism ; 0.1% Sikhism ;
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.