Angus

Angus (Aonghas in ) is one of the 32  of, and a. The council area borders onto, and the. Main industries include and.

Angus was historically a (known officially as Forfarshire until 1928) until 1975 when it became a district of the. In 1996 the region was abolished and Angus was established as a. The former county had borders with to the north-east,  to the north and  to the west. Southwards, it faced across the.

Areas similar to that of the council area are covered by the and.

The area can be split into three geographic areas. To the north and west, the is mountainous. This is the area of the five. 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, the Great Valley, a fertile agricultural area, noted for potatoes, , and soft fruit.

Towns and villages

 * -- largest town
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- largest town
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre
 * -- county town and administrative centre

Places of interest

 * ( symbols)
 * , place of signing of the
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
 * Nature Reserve
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 * Nature Reserve

Council political composition
The council is currently controlled by the Angus Alliance which composes of a coalition of // & councillors.