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Forfarshire

Angus
Aonghas
Flag of AngusAonghas
Flag
Coat of arms of AngusAonghas
Coat of arms
Angus within Scotland
Angus within Scotland
Coordinates: 56°40′N 2°55′W / 56.667°N 2.917°W / 56.667; -2.917Coordinates: 56°40′N 2°55′W / 56.667°N 2.917°W / 56.667; -2.917
Admin HQ Forfar
Government
 • Body Angus Council
 • Control Scottish National Party
 • MPs
 • MSPs
Area
 • Total 842 sq mi (2,182 km2)
Area rank Ranked 10th
Population (2010 est.)
 • Total 116,000
 • Rank Ranked 19th
 • Density 130/sq mi (51/km2)
ONS code 00QC
ISO 3166 code GB-ANS
Website www.angus.gov.uk

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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