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Angus Council
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Coat of arms

Location

Geography

Area

Ranked 10th

- Total

2,182 km²

- % Water

Admin HQ

Forfar

ISO 3166-2

GB-ANS

ONS code

00QC

Demographics

Population

Ranked 19th

- Total (2006)

109,300

- Density

50 / km²

Scottish Gaelic

- Total ()

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Politics

Angus Council
http://www.angus.gov.uk/

Control

Independent/Conservative/Liberal Democrat/Labour

MPs

MSPs

Andrew Welsh, SNP
John Swinney, SNP

Towns and villages

County of Angus

Geography

Area
- Total

Ranked 11th
568,750 acres (2302 km²)

County town

Forfar

Chapman code

ANS

Aberlemno is a town in the Scottish council area of Angus. ... â€¹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Arbroath from the south Arbroath or Aberbrothock (Scottish Gaelic: Obair Bhrothaig which translates literally as at the mouth of the Brothock[2]) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of approximately 23,000 people. ... Auchmithie is a fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. ... For other uses, see Brechin (disambiguation). ... Bridge of Craigisla is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. ... Carmyllie is a rural parish in Angus, Scotland. ... , Carnoustie (Gaelic: CÃ rn Fheusda) is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. ... Edzell is a village in Angus, Scotland. ... Farnell, Angus is a village in Angus, Scotland. ... Forfar is a town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. ... Friockheim is a village in Angus, Scotland dating from 1848. ... Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland and is home to the famous Glamis Castle. ... Guthrie is a village in Angus, Scotland. ... Inverkeilor is a town in Angus, Scotland. ... , Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. ... Letham, Angus is a town in Angus, Scotland. ... Newbigging, Angus is a town in Angus, Scotland. ... // Newtyle is a village in the west of Angus, Scotland. ... Memus is a small village in the Angus glens. ... Menmuir is a parish in Angus (formerly Forfarshire) in Scotland. ... Monifieth is a small town and burgh on the East Coast of Scotland, which ajoins the City of Dundee. ... Monikie is a village in Angus, Scotland. ... , Montrose is a port, tourist resort and royal burgh in Angus, on the east coast of Scotland. ... Murroes is a parish in Angus, Scotland. ... St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland. ... Balmuir House, near Tealing, 18th Century with Victorian additions Tealing is a village in Angus in eastern Scotland, nestled at the foot of the Sidlaw Hills. ... Unthank is a small village in Angus, Scotland. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... This is a list of traditional counties of Scotland ordered by area. ... A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... Forfar is a town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. ... Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and their surrounding islands, but covering historical divisions. ...

Places of interest

Aberlemno is a town in the Scottish council area of Angus. ... A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll Stone. ... Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland and is home to the famous Glamis Castle. ... Arbroath Abbey, showing distinctive sandstone colouring. ... The Declaration of Arbroath was a declaration of Scottish independence, and set out to confirm Scotlands status as an independent, sovereign state and its use of military action when unjustly attacked. ... Brechin Castle is a castle located in Brechin, County Angus, Scotland. ... Description The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line between Brechin and Montrose. ... National Nature Reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance. ... The Eassie Stone is a carved Pictish stone at the village of Eassie, Angus, Scotland. ... Edzell Castle. ... Glamis Castle Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis â€” pronounced Glahmz (in IPA: ) â€” in Angus, Scotland. ... House of Dun, together with the adjacent Montrose Basin nature reserve, is a National Trust for Scotland property in Angus, Scotland. ... Monboddo House as restored at the year 2006 Monboddo House () is a historically famous mansion in The Mearns, Scotland. ... The Montrose Basin is part of the estuary of the South Esk forming a tidal basin near to the town of Montrose, Angus on the north-east coast of Scotland. ...

Council political composition

Party

Councillors

Scottish National Party

Independent

Conservative

Liberal Democrat

Labour

The council is currently controlled by the Angus Alliance which composes of a coalition of Independent/Conservative/Liberal Democrat & Labour councillors. [1] The Scottish Conservative Party (officially the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party), often referred to as the Scottish Tories (see Tory), is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the Scottish Labour Party founded in 1976. ...

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Angus Council

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Council areas of Scotland

Aberdeen · Aberdeenshire · Angus · Argyll and Bute · Clackmannanshire · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee · East Ayrshire · East Dunbartonshire · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh · Falkirk · Fife · Glasgow · Highland · Inverclyde · Midlothian · Moray · Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) · North Ayrshire · North Lanarkshire · Orkney · Perth and Kinross · Renfrewshire · Scottish Borders · Shetland · South Ayrshire · South Lanarkshire · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire · West Lothian

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Counties of Scotland

Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 Aberdeenshire • Angus • Argyll • Ayrshire • Banffshire • Berwickshire • Bute • Caithness • Clackmannanshire • Dumfriesshire • Dunbartonshire • East Lothian • Fife • Inverness-shire • Kincardineshire • Kinross-shire • Kirkcudbrightshire • Lanarkshire • Midlothian • Moray • Nairnshire • Orkney • Peeblesshire • Perthshire • Renfrewshire • Ross and Cromarty • Roxburghshire • Selkirkshire • Shetland • Stirlingshire • Sutherland • West Lothian • Wigtownshire For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Logo of Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 2nd - Total 6,909 kmÂ² - % Water ? Admin HQ Lochgilphead ISO 3166-2 GB-AGB ONS code 00QD Demographics Population Ranked 23rd - Total (2005) 90,870 - Density 13 / kmÂ² Scottish Gaelic - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Argyll & Bute Council http://www. ... Look Aboot Ye Clackmannanshire (Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife. ... Dumfries and Galloway (DÃ¹n Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... Logo of East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Ã€ir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd DhÃ¹n Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn FriÃ¹ an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... The Highland council area (Roinn na GÃ idhealtachd[1] in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Inverclyde (disambiguation). ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Moray (pronounced Murray, spelled A Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) redirects here. ... North Ayrshire (SÃ¬orrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 19th - Total 470 kmÂ² - % Water ? Admin HQ Motherwell ISO 3166-2 GB-NLK ONS code 00QZ Demographics Population Ranked 4th - Total (2006) 323,800 - Density 689 / kmÂ² Scottish Gaelic - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics North Lanarkshire Council http://www. ... The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn FriÃ¹ in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 15th - Total 1,222 kmÂ² - % Water ? Admin HQ Ayr ISO 3166-2 GB-SAY ONS code 00RE Demographics Population Ranked 17th - Total (2005) 111,780 - Density 91 / kmÂ² Scottish Gaelic - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics South Ayrshire Council http://www. ... South Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of the traditional county of Lanarkshire. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 20th - Total 427 kmÂ² - % Water ? Admin HQ Livingston ISO 3166-2 GB-WLN ONS code 00RH Demographics Population Ranked 10th - Total (2005) 163,780 - Density 384 / kmÂ² Scottish Gaelic - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics West Lothian Council http://www. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1888 (52 & 53 Vict. ... The historic county of Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) was until 1975 a county of Scotland. ... Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Ã€ir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Banffshire (Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a small traditional county in the north of Scotland. ... Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council and a Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. ... The County of Bute (Siorrachd BhÃ²id in Gaelic), commonly also known as Buteshire, is one of the registration counties of Scotland. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1890 to 1975. ... Look Aboot Ye Clackmannanshire (Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife. ... Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries (Siorrachd DhÃ¹n Phris in Gaelic) is a registration county of Scotland. ... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... Inverness-shire (Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... Kincardineshire, also known as The Mearns (from A Mhaoirne meaning The Stewartry) is a traditional county on the coast of Northeast Scotland. ... Kinross-shire was a county of Scotland. ... Kirkcudbrightshire (pronounced Kir-COO-bri-shir, also known as the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or as East Galloway, and Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt in Gaelic) is a traditional county of south-western Scotland, bounded on the north and north-west by Ayrshire, on the west and southwest by Wigtownshire, on the south... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Moray, or the anglified Morayshire or Elginshire (Mhoireibh in Gaelic) was a county of Scotland, bordering the former Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. ... Nairnshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic) is a small traditional county of Scotland, centred around Nairn, the traditional county town. ... The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Peeblesshire (Siorrachd nam PÃ¹ballan in Gaelic) is a traditional county in Scotland. ... Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) was a county in central Scotland, which extended from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Renfrewshire was a county of Scotland until their abolition in 1975. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ... Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Stirlingshire (Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the traditional county town. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 20th - Total 427 kmÂ² - % Water ? Admin HQ Livingston ISO 3166-2 GB-WLN ONS code 00RH Demographics Population Ranked 10th - Total (2005) 163,780 - Density 384 / kmÂ² Scottish Gaelic - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics West Lothian Council http://www. ... Wigtownshire is a small traditional county in the south west of Scotland. ...

Coordinates: 56°40′N, 2°55′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Categories: Angus | Counties of Scotland | Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

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Towns and villages

Places of interest

Council political composition

See also

External links