Thanet District

51°22′N 1°23′E / 51.367°N 1.383°E / 51.367; 1.383

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  (2022)
• Total	140,689
• Rank	163rd (of 296)
• Density	3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 93% White 2.4% Mixed 2.3% Asian 1.2% other 1.1% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• 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.