Fermanagh and Omagh
| Fermanagh and Omagh Irish : Ceantar Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí Ulster Scots : Fermanay an Omey |
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 Location of Fermanagh and Omagh in Northern Ireland |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Part of the country | Northern Ireland |
| District | Fermanagh and Omagh |
| Seat | Omagh and Enniskillen |
| surface | 2857 km² |
| Residents | 115,300 (2015) |
| density | 40 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 1, 2015 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-FMO |
| Website | www.fermanaghomagh.com (English) |
| politics | |
| Chairman | Mary Garrity |
| Political party | SDLP |
Coordinates: 54 ° 33 ′ N , 7 ° 30 ′ W
Fermanagh and Omagh ( Irish Ceantar Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí ) is a district in Northern Ireland . It was formed on April 1, 2015 from the Fermanagh and Omagh Districts . It is administered by the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council .
location
The new District is located in the south-west of Northern Ireland and includes all of County Fermanagh and the south-west and center of County Tyrone . It borders the Irish counties of Donegal , Leitrim , Cavan and Monaghan to the west, south-west, south and south-east . There are 81,065 eligible voters in this district. The name was announced on September 17, 2008.
administration
The Fermanagh and Omagh District Council replaced the Fermanagh District Council and the Omagh District Council . The first elections for the District Council were supposed to take place in May 2009, but 25 April 2008 announced Shaun Woodward , Minister of Northern Ireland that the elections in 2011 were postponed. The first elections actually took place on May 22, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Provisional Recommendations of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner for Northern Ireland . Retrieved on October 7, 2015. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Northern Ireland elections are postponed , BBC News (April 25, 2008). Retrieved October 7, 2015.
