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Angus

This article is about the region in Scotland. Angus can also refer to Angus cattle or to a film (Angus) about an overweight boy who is humiliated by his peers. In Celtic mythology, Angus is an alternative spelling for Aengus, the legendary hero.

Angus
Image:ScotlandAngus.png
Geography
Area:
- Total
- % Water
Ranked 10th
2,182 km²
? %
Admin HQ:Forfar
ISO 3166-2:GB-ANS
ONS code:00QC
Demographics
Population:
- Total (April 29, 2001)
- Density
Ranked 18th
108,400
50 / km²
Politics
Angus Council
http://www.angus.gov.uk
Control:SNP
MPs:Michael Weir
Peter Wishart
MSPs:Andrew Welsh
John Swinney
Historic Angus
Image:ScotlandAngusTrad.png

Angus is one of the historic counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. The unitary council region borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the City of Dundee. Main industries: agriculture and fishing.

The traditional county borders Kincardineshire to the north-east, the former county of Aberdeenshire to the north, Perthshire to the west. Southwards, it faces Fife across the Firth of Tay.

The county can be split into three geographic areas. To the North and West, the topography is mountainous. This is the area of the five Angus Glens. The area is sparsely populated and the main industry is hill-farming. In the South and East, the topography consists of rolling hills bordering the sea. The area is fairly well populated with the larger towns and the City of Dundee on the coast. In between these two areas lies Strathmore, the Great Valley, a fertile agricultural area, noted for potatoes, Angus cattle, and soft fruit.

Angus is also a hamburger name sold by Burger King at 2004.

Towns and villages

Places of interest


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