Leylan County
Leylan County
Persian: شهرستان لیلان | |
|---|---|
Location of Leylan County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, green) | |
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°02′N 46°16′E / 37.033°N 46.267°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| Established | 2023[3] |
| 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,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[4]
History
In 2023, Leylan District[a] was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Leylan as its capital and only city at the time.[3]
Demographics
Administrative divisions
Leylan County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions |
|---|
| Central District[b] |
| Leylan-e Gharbi RD |
| Leylan-e Jonubi RD[c] |
| Leylan (city) |
| Shirin Kand District |
| Leylan-e Sharqi RD |
| Leylan-e Shomali RD |
| RD = Rural District |
See also
Media related to Leylan County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- ^ Renamed the Central District of Leylan County[3]
- ^ Formerly Leylan District of Malekan County[3]
- ^ Formerly Leylan Rural District[5]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2025). "Leylan, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان [Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "27M8+8MM جیغالی کندی [Jighali Kandi], East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Mokhber, Mohammad (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي [Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (1 October 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/07/09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6C055B6E-BFC4-4C08-B946-11EA395502F4. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.