Angus (council area)
| Angus Aonghas |
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 Angus within Scotland |
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| Coordinates: 56°40′N 2°55′W / 56.667°N 2.917°WCoordinates: 56°40′N 2°55′W / 56.667°N 2.917°W | |||
| Admin HQ | Forfar | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Angus Council | ||
| • Control | Scottish National Party | ||
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| • Total | 842 sq mi (2,181 km2) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 10th | ||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |||
| • Total | 116,900 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 17th | ||
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) | ||
| ONS code | S12000041 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | GB-ANS | ||
| Website | www |
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Angus (Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county 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 north of the county.
Angus was historically a county, known officially as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1928. It remains a registration county and a lieutenancy area. In 1975 its administrative functions were transferred to the council district of the Tayside Region, and in 1995 further reform resulted in the establishment of the unitary Angus Council.
The area that now comprises Angus has been occupied since at least the Neolithic period. Material taken from postholes from an enclosure at Douglasmuir, near Friockheim, about five miles north of Arbroath has been radiocarbon dated to around 3500 BC. The function of the enclosure is unknown, but may have been for agriculture or for ceremonial purposes.
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