City of Canterbury

City of Canterbury
Shown within Kent
Geography
Status:	City
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Kent
Area: - Total	Ranked 153rd 308.84 km²
Admin. HQ:	Canterbury
ONS code:	29UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 125th 135,775 440 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.6% White
Politics
Canterbury City Council http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats + Labour
MPs:	Julian Brazier, Roger Gale

Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury, the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Other towns in the district include Herne Bay and Whitstable.

It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the existing city of Canterbury with Whistable and Herne Bay urban districts and Bridge-Blean Rural District.

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