Angul district

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Angul district
District of Odisha
Top: Nalconagar Jagannath Temple Bottom: Panchadhara Ghati, Athmallik
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 20°49′59″N 85°06′00″E / 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	S.S Mishra, 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.nic.in

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.