County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh

*Contae Fhear Manach* (Irish)
*Coontie Fermanay* (Ulster-Scots)
County Fermanagh Contae Fhear Manach (Irish); Coontie Fermanay (Ulster-Scots)
County
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: The Lakeland County
	Motto(s): Feor Magh Eanagh (Irish); "the Country of the Lakes"
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	BT
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.^[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]

^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "Tourism Ireland: Yierly Report 2007". Tourismireland.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ "Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council". Dungannon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ "County". NISRA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Build or find Census 2021 tables | NISRA Flexible Table Builder". build.nisra.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[CAIN-1] "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.

[:0-6] "Build or find Census 2021 tables | NISRA Flexible Table Builder". build.nisra.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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County Fermanagh Contae Fhear Manach (Irish) Coontie Fermanay (Ulster-Scots)
County
Coat of arms
Nickname: The Lakeland County
Motto(s): Feor Magh Eanagh (Irish) "the Country of the Lakes"

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^[1]
Time zone	UTC±0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	BT
Area code	028
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).