County Fermanagh

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County Fermanagh
Contae Fhear Manach
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County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland
Basic data
Country: United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Administrative headquarters: Enniskillen
Province: Ulster
Irish name: Fear Manach
Surface: 1698 km²
Residents: 55,000 (estimate)

Fermanagh ( Irish Fear Manach ) is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland . The ISO-3166-2 code is GB-FMO.

geography

The county extends around Lower Lough Erne , the capital Enniskillen and Upper Lough Erne. In the west there is a highland of limestone deposits, which, however, rarely rises higher than 400 meters.

economy

The agriculture is cattle and sheep farming dominated.

Cities

Attractions

Monastery ruins on Devenish Island (2002)


Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′  N , 7 ° 38 ′  W