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, official_name = Fermanagh and Omagh , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_shield = , shield_size = , shield_alt = , shield_link = , image_map = Fermanagh and Omagh district in Northern Ireland.svg , mapsize = , map_alt = , map_caption = , subdivision_name2 = , subdivision_name3 = , subdivision_name5 = , established_date1 = 1 April 2015 , governing_body = Fermanagh and Omagh District Council , leader_party = , leader_name = , leader_name1 = , area_total_km2 = , area_rank = , population_total = , population_as_of = , population_rank = , population_blank1 = , blank1_info = , blank2_info = , website = Fermanagh and Omagh ( ga, Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí) is a local government district that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging Fermanagh District and

Omagh District Omagh District Council was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Fermanagh District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation to become Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Its headquarters was in the town ...

. It covers most of the Southwest of Northern Ireland. The local authority is Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, which likewise replaced

Fermanagh District Council Fermanagh District Council was a local council in Northern Ireland. It was created out of Fermanagh County Council and later merged with Omagh District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation to become Fermanagh and Omagh D ...

and Omagh District Council.

Geography

It is located in the southwest of Northern Ireland, covering all of

County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...

and parts of

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. It borders counties

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, Leitrim,

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bal ...

and

Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and barony. The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7,678. The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Let ...

in the

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. The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council replaced

and Omagh District Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008 Shaun Woodward,

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...

, announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
/ref> The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.

References

{{NI districts Districts of Northern Ireland, 2015-present

Geography

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

See also

References