County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
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| Nickname: The Lakeland County | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| 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) | 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 thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of six counties of Northern 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.