Dover District

Dover District
Non-metropolitan district
Shakespeare Cliff and Dover town skyline and coastline
Coat of arms
Dover shown within Kent
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Kent
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Dover
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Dover District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• MPs	Natalie Elphicke (Labour) Craig Mackinlay (Conservative)
Area
• Total	121.56 sq mi (314.84 km2)
• Rank	116th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	117,473
• Rank	206th (of 296)
• Density	970/sq mi (370/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 94.9% White 2.1% Asian 1.5% Mixed 0.9% other 0.7% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.6% Christianity 42.4% no religion 5.5% not stated 0.6% Islam 0.6% Hinduism 0.6% other 0.4% Buddhism 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	29UE (ONS) E07000108 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TR315415

Dover is a local government district in Kent, England. It is named after its largest town, the port town of Dover. The council is based in Whitfield on the outskirts of Dover. The district also covers the towns of Deal, Sandwich and Walmer as well as the surrounding rural areas.

The district borders Thanet District to the north, the City of Canterbury to the west, and Folkestone and Hythe District to the south-west. To the south and east, it faces the Strait of Dover.