Angus
Aonghas | |
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Coordinates: 56°40′N 2°55′W / 56.667°N 2.917°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Lieutenancy area | Angus |
Admin HQ | Forfar |
Government | |
• Body | Angus Council |
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Area | |
• Total | 842 sq mi (2,181 km2) |
• Rank | Ranked 10th |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 114,660 |
• Rank | Ranked 18th |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
GSS code | S12000041 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-ANS |
Angus (Scots: Angus; Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals company GSK has a significant presence in Montrose in the east of the county.
Angus was historically a province, and later a sheriffdom and county (called Forfarshire or the County of Forfar until 1928), bordering Kincardineshire to the north-east, Aberdeenshire to the north and Perthshire to the west; southwards it faced Fife across the Firth of Tay. The county included Dundee until 1894, when it was made a county of a city. The pre-1894 boundaries of Angus continue to be used as a registration county. Between 1975 and 1996 Angus was a lower-tier district within the Tayside region. The district took on its modern form and powers in 1996, since when the local authority has been Angus Council.