County Fermanagh

Not to be confused with Fermanagh.

County Fermanagh
Contae Fhear Manach (Irish)
Coontie Fermanay (Ulster-Scots)
County
Coat of arms of County Fermanagh
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
The Lakeland County
Motto(s): 
Feor Magh Eanagh   (Irish)
"the Country of the Lakes"
Location of County Fermanagh
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
ProvinceUlster
Established1584/85
County townEnniskillen
Area
 • Total715 sq mi (1,851 km2)
 • Land653 sq mi (1,691 km2)
 • Rank25th
Highest elevation
(Cuilcagh)
2,182 ft (665 m)
Population
 (2021)
63,585
 • Rank29th[1]
Time zoneUTC±0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area
BT
Area code028
Contae Fhear Manach is the Irish name; Countie Fermanagh,[2] Coontie Fermanagh[3] and Coontie Fermanay[4] 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.[5][6] 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Background Information on Northern Ireland Society – Population and Vital Statistics". Cain.ulst.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ^ "North-South Ministerial Council: 2004 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Northsouthministerialcouncil.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Tourism Ireland: Yierly Report 2007". Tourismireland.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council". Dungannon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. ^ "County". NISRA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Build or find Census 2021 tables | NISRA Flexible Table Builder". build.nisra.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.