Gravesham

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Borough of Gravesham
Gravesham
Location in Kent
status Borough
region South East England
Administration County Kent
Administrative headquarters Gravesend
surface 99.02 km² (245.)
Residents 97,700 (231.)
ONS code 29UG
Website www.gravesham.gov.uk

Gravesham is a borough in the north-western part of Kent , England east of Greater London . It is on the south bank of the Thames across from Tilbury, Essex. Around 95,000 people live in the district, between 8 and 9% of whom are of Asian descent. The area is 99.02 km². The administration is based in Gravesend , and the district has existed in its current form since a territorial reform in 1974.

Gravesham has been a sister of Neumünster since 1980 as part of the town twinning .

economy

As in many other regions of the industrialized countries, there has also been a massive change from manufacturing to services in Gravesham, with today's unemployment rate of around 2.8% below the UK average of just under 4%, but the average income is also below that National average.

Coordinates: 51 ° 25 '  N , 0 ° 24'  E