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Angul district | |
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 Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 20°49′59″N 85°06′00″E / 20.833°N 85.1°E | |
| 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 |
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.