Central District (Leylan County) Explained
| Central District (Leylan County) |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان لیلان |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Leylan |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 37.0089°N 46.2236°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leylan |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
The Central District of Leylan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی 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
After the 2016 census, the district was separated from the 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
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Leylan County) . . 11 August 2024 . 11 August 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province; approved 1402,02,13, with subsequent corrections and additions . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806144904/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/302129 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 6 August 2023 . 13 February 1402 . 11 August 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220101064517/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/90306 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Habibi . Hassan . 1 January 2022 . 22 July 1374 . 5 December 2023.
