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Leylan County

Persian: شهرستان لیلان
Leylan County Persian: شهرستان لیلان
County
	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
Country	Iran
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]

History

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

Administrative divisions

Leylan County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Leylan County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Leylan-e Gharbi RD
Leylan-e Jonubi RD^[a]
Leylan (city)
Shirin Kand District
Leylan-e Sharqi RD
Leylan-e Shomali RD
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Formerly Leylan Rural District^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Leylan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 141670. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Notification 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.