County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Lakeland County | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Established | 1584/85 |
| County town | Enniskillen |
| Area | |
• Total | 715 sq mi (1,851 km2) |
| • Land | 653 sq mi (1,691 km2) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Highest elevation (Cuilcagh) | 2,182 ft (665 m) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 63,585 |
| • Rank | 29th |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area | |
| Area code | 028 |
| Contae Fhear Manach is the Irish name; Countie Fermanagh, Coontie Fermanagh and Coontie Fermanay are Ulster Scots spellings (the latter used only by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council). | |
County Fermanagh (/fərˈmænə/, fər-MAN-ə; from Irish Fir Manach / Fear Manach, meaning 'men of Manach') is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland.
The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and had a population of 63,585 as of 2021. Enniskillen is the county town and largest in both size and population.
Fermanagh is one of four counties of Northern Ireland to have a majority of its population from a Catholic background, according to the 2011 census.