Medway

Medway
Coat of arms of Medway
Official logo of Medway
Shown within Kent
Shown within Kent
Coordinates: 51°23′N 0°32′E / 51.39°N 0.54°E / 51.39; 0.54
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Ceremonial countyKent
StatusUnitary authority
Incorporated1 April 1998
Admin HQGun Wharf, Chatham
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyMedway Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Labour Co-op)
 • MayorCllr Marian Nestorov
 • MPs
 • Deputy MayorCllr Douglas Hamandishe
 • Council LeaderCllr Vince Maple
Area
 • Total74.14 sq mi (192.03 km2)
 • Rank148th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total282,702
 • Rank56th (of 296)
 • Density3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
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Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code00LC (ONS) E06000035 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTQ768688
ISO 3166-2GB-MED
Websitemedway.gov.uk

Medway is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Kent in South East England. It was formed in 1998 by merging the boroughs of Rochester-upon-Medway and Gillingham, and is administered by Medway Council, which is independent from Kent County Council. The borough had a population of 278,016 in 2019.[2] The borough contains the towns of Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Rochester and Strood, which are collectively known as the Medway Towns.

Medway is one of the boroughs included in the Thames Gateway development scheme. It is also the home of Universities at Medway, a tri-partite collaboration of the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University on a single campus in Chatham, together with the Medway School of Arts.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Medway Local Authority (E06000035)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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  3. ^ "MidKent College to open the Medway School of Art". Medway Council. Retrieved 23 August 2023.