Lenjan County Explained

Lenjan County should not be confused with Lahijan County.

Lenjan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان لنجان
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranEsfahan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Isfahan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Zarrin Shahr
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Bagh-e Bahadoran
P3:Fuladshahr
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:262912
Coordinates:32.35°N 62°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Lenjan County (Persian: شهرستان لنجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarrin Shahr (Riz-e Lenjan).[2]

History

After the 2011 National Census several villages merged to become the city of Baghshad[3]

After the 2016 census, Ashiyan-e Jonubi and Kariz Rural Districts were established in the Central District. Ashiyan-e Shomali and Khorram Rud Rural Districts, and the city of Fuladshahr, were separated from it in the establishment of Fuladshahr District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,559 in 58,232 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 246,510 people in 71,028 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 262,912 in 81,101 households.[7]

Administrative divisions

Lenjan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Lenjan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 179,602 199,261 216,249
Ashiyan-e Shomali RD 4,576 5,790 4,812
Khorram Rud RD 4,940 4,679 0
Baghshad (city) 4,356
Chamgardan (city) 16,086 16,219 15,574
Fuladshahr (city) 55,496 66,903 88,426
Sedeh Lenjan (city) 17,335 18,654 19,101
Varnamkhast (city) 15,294 17,384 18,700
Zarrin Shahr (city) 55,984 60,118 55,817
Zayandeh Rud (city) 9,891 9,514 9,463
Bagh-e Bahadoran District 45,957 47,249 46,662
6,362 5,813 5,298
8,422 8,250 7,801
10,073 10,020 9,552
Bagh-e Bahadoran (city) 8,808 9,598 10,279
Chermahin (city) 12,292 13,568 13,732
Fuladshahr District
Fuladshahr (city)
Total 225,559 246,510 262,912

Economy

Lenjan County is the location of Isfahan Steel Mill. It is located on the banks of the Zayandeh River, which the largest river in Isfahan Province. Farming is an important source of income, and the most important product in Lenjan is rice.

Government

Hossein Rajaei Rizi is the representative of Lenjan in Islamic Consultative Assembly.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Transportation

The main route passing through the county is Road 51, connecting population centres to Isfahan and Shahrekord.

Lenjan County has its own Transit Bus system named Lenjan County Mass Transit Organization.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Lenjan County . . 18 June 2023 . 18 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204010546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 4 February 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 4 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Baghshad city, the result of combining the three old villages of Madiseh, Now Guran, and Bagh Shah . fa . Baghshad Esfahan . https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130352/http://baghshad-esf.ir/index.php/city-knews/2014-07-17-09-47-54/200-3 . 16 April 2017 . 5 June 2012 . 18 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Isfahan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20130710154918/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/847668 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 10 July 2013 . 1 April 2013 . 18 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx . Excel . 19 October 2020.
  8. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/12/04/2209341/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%88-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C Elected by the people of Isfahan province in the 11th parliament
  9. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/11/25/2202502/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF The names of the candidates for the 11th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections in Isfahan province were announced (among Lenjan)
  10. https://www.baharestanonline.com/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DB%B1%DB%B0-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%88/ Political orientation of 10 elected representatives in the second round of the 11th parliament
  11. https://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2820289/%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3 Hossein Rajaee Rizi, Lenjani representative in the parliament
  12. https://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2645699/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86 Announcing the names of the candidates for the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Isfahan Province

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