Leylan County
Leylan County Persian: شهرستان لیلان | |
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![]() Location of Leylan County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, green) | |
![]() Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 37°02′26″N 46°16′00″E / 37.04056°N 46.26667°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
Capital | Leylan |
Districts | Central, Shirin Kand |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Leylan County (Persian: شهرستان لیلان) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Leylan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[3] It was previously the capital of the former Leylan District of Malekan County.[4]
History
[edit]After the 2016 census, Leylan District was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Leylan as its capital and only city.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Administrative divisions
[edit]Leylan County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions |
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Central District |
Leylan-e Gharbi RD |
Leylan-e Jonubi RD |
Leylan (city) |
Shirin Kand District |
Leylan-e Sharqi RD |
Leylan-e Shomali RD |
RD = Rural District |
See also
[edit] Media related to Leylan County at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2024). "Leylan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (13 February 1402). "Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province; approved 1402,02,13, with subsequent corrections and additions". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (22 July 1374). "Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.