Angul (Distrikt)

Angul is a district of Odisha (Orissa) state in India. The city of Angul is the district headquarters.GeographyAngul district is located in the center of the state of Odisha and lies between 20° 31 N & 21° 40 N latitude and 84° 15 E & 85° 23 E longitude. The altitude is between 564 and 1187 metres. The district has an area of 6232 km2. It is bounded by Dhenkanal and Cuttack district in the east, Deogarh, Kendujhar and Sundargarh district in north, Sambalpur and Sonepur in west and Boudh and Nayagarh in the south side. The district is abundant with natural resources. Angul, The district headquarters is about 150 kilometers from the state capital Bhubaneswar.It is the hottest district in India where maximum temperature goes up to 550C during summer.A study jointly conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Central Pollution Control Board reveals that Angul district is among the top ten most polluted Indian cities where the pollution level reached to a 'very alarmingly' level.