Angul district
District of Odisha in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Angul.
Angul district; also known as Anugul, is one of the thirty districts of Odisha in eastern India. The city of Angul is the district headquarters of Angul district. A major industrial hub of the state, the district hosts numerous industries relating to coal, bauxite and steel apart from extensive forests including the Satkosia Tiger Reserve.
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Angul district | |
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Coordinates: 20.833°N 85.1°E / 20.833; 85.1 | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Established | 1 April 1993 |
Headquarters | Angul |
Government | |
• Type | District |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Abdaal M. Akhtar, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | Umashankar Dash, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 6,232 km2 (2,406 sq mi) |
Elevation | 875.5 m (2,872.4 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,273,821 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 759100–759122 |
Telephone code | 06764 |
Vehicle registration | Angul OD-19, Talcher OD-35 |
Nearest cities | Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur |
Sex ratio | 0.942 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 78.96% |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 5 |
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,421 mm (55.9 in) |
Average summer temperature | 47 °C (117 °F) |
Average winter temperature | 10 °C (50 °F) |
Website | angul |
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