{{Otheruses1|the council area in Scotland}}
{{infobox Scotland council area|
|Council= Angus Council<br />Aonghas
|Image= [[Image:Angus council.PNG|250px]]
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|image_coat = Angus.png
|SizeRank= 10th
|Size= 2,182 [[square kilometre|km²]]
|Water= ?
|AdminHQ= [[Forfar]]
|ISO= GB-ANS
|ONS= 00QC
|PopulationRank= 19th
|PopulationDate= 2004
|Population= 108,561
|PopulationDensity=50 / km²
|CouncilDetails= Angus Council<br />http://www.angus.gov.uk/
|Control= [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP)
|MPs= <ul><li>[[Stewart Hosie]], SNP<li>[[James McGovern (British politician)|James McGovern]], Labour<li>[[Michael Weir]], SNP</ul>
|MSPs= <ul><li>[[Andrew Welsh]], SNP<li>[[John Swinney]], SNP</ul>
}}
'''Angus''' (''Aonghas'' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) is one of the 32 [[Local government in Scotland|local government]] [[council areas]] of [[Scotland]], and a [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]]. The council area borders onto [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Perth and Kinross]] and the [[City of Dundee]]. Main industries include [[agriculture]] and [[fishing]].

Angus was historically a [[Counties of Scotland|county]] (known officially as '''Forfarshire''' until 1928) until 1975 when it became a district of the [[Tayside]] [[Regions of Scotland|Region]]. In 1996 the region was abolished and Angus was established as a [[unitary authority]]. The former county had borders with [[Kincardineshire]] to the north-east, [[Aberdeenshire (historic)|county of Aberdeenshire]] to the north and [[Perthshire]] to the west. Southwards, it faced [[Fife]] across the [[Firth of Tay]].

Areas similar to that of the council area are covered by the [[Angus (UK Parliament constituency)|Angus Westminster constituency]] and [[Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus Holyrood constituency]].

The area 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 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.

==Towns and villages==
*[[Aberlemno]]
*[[Arbirlot]]
*[[Arbroath]] -- largest town
*[[Auchmithie]]
*[[Brechin]]
*[[Bridge of Craigisla]]
*[[Carmyllie]]
*[[Carnoustie]]
*[[Edzell]]
*[[Farnell, Angus|Farnell]]
*[[Forfar]] -- county town and administrative centre
*[[Friockheim]]
*[[Glamis]]
*[[Guthrie, Angus|Guthrie]]
*[[Inverkeilor]]
*[[Kirriemuir]]
*[[Letham, Angus|Letham]]
*[[Newbigging, Angus|Newbigging]]
*[[Newtyle]]
*[[Memus]]
*[[Menmuir]]
*[[Monifieth]]
*[[Monikie]]
*[[Montrose, Angus|Montrose]]
*[[Murroes]]
*[[St Vigeans]]
*[[Tealing]]
*[[Unthank, Angus|Unthank]]

{{infobox Scotland county |
|County= Angus
|Image= [[Image:AngusTraditional.png|230px]]
|SizeRank= 11th
|Size= 568,750 acres (2302 km²)
|Water= ?
|CountyTown= [[Forfar]]
|ChapmanCode=ANS
}}

==Places of interest==
*[[Aberlemno|Aberlemno Sculptured Stones]] ([[Picts|Pictish]] symbols)
*[[Angus Folk Museum]], [[Glamis]]
*[[Arbroath Abbey]], place of signing of the [[Declaration of Arbroath]]
*[[Brechin Cathedral]]
*[[Brechin Castle]]
*[[Brechin Round Tower]]
*[[Caledonian Railway (Brechin)]]
*[[Carnlochan NNR]] - [[National Nature Reserve]]
*[[Eassie Stone]]
*[[Edzell Castle]]
*[[Glamis Castle]]
*[[House of Dun]]
*[[Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve]]
*[[Monboddo House]]
*[[Montrose Basin]] Nature Reserve

==Council political composition==

{|class="wikitable"
|width="5"|
|width="140"|'''Party'''
|width="180"|'''Councillors'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{Scottish National Party/meta/color}}"|
|Scottish National Party
|13
|-
|bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}"|
|Independent
|6
|-
|bgcolor="{{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}"|
|Conservative
|5
|-
|bgcolor="{{Liberal Democrats/meta/color}}"|
|Liberal Democrat
|3
|-
|bgcolor="{{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}"|
|Labour
|2
|}

The council is currently controlled by the '''Angus Alliance''' which composes of a coalition of [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]/[[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservative]]/[[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] & [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]] councillors. [http://www.angus.gov.uk/councillorinfo/alliance.html]

==See also==
[[Earl of Angus]]

==External links==
*[http://www.angus.gov.uk/ Angus Council]

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[[Category:Counties of Scotland]]
[[Category:Lieutenancy areas of Scotland]]

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