Lajan District Explained

Lajan District
Native Name:Persian: بخش لاجان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Piranshahr
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Gerd Kashaneh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:23664
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Lajan District (Persian: بخش لاجان) is in Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gerd Kashaneh.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,757 in 3,960 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 24,434 people in 5,362 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 23,664 inhabitants in 5,667 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Lajan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
6,904 7,169 6,261
14,537 15,592 13,202
Gerd Kashaneh (city) 1,316 1,673 4,201
Total 22,757 24,434 23,664

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Lajan District (Piranshahr County) . . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of divisional changes and reforms in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222204948/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122977 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 22 December 2023 . 18 December 1381 . 22 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.