unitary authority in Kent, South East England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medway (commonly called the Medway Towns) is a large urban area in North Kent. It is made up of 5 towns: Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham. It is named after the River Medway. As of 2019 it has 278,016 people.[2]
Medway | |
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Unitary authority area and borough | |
Clockwise from top: Rochester Cathedral, HMS Ocelot, Rochester Castle, Royal Engineers Museum, Upnor Castle, Chatham Historic Dockyard | |
Coordinates: 51°23′N 0°32′E | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Ceremonial county | Kent |
Status | Unitary authority |
Incorporated | 1 April 1998 |
Admin HQ | Gun Wharf, Chatham |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Body | Medway Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Labour Co-op) |
• Mayor | Cllr Marian Nestorov |
• MPs | |
• Deputy Mayor | Cllr Douglas Hamandishe |
• Council Leader | Cllr Vince Maple |
Area | |
• Total | 74.14 sq mi (192.03 km2) |
• Rank | 170th (of 326) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 278,500 |
• Rank | 47th (of 326) |
• Density | 3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 00LC (ONS) E06000035 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TQ768688 |
Website | medway |
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