Shirin Kand District Explained

Shirin Kand District
Native Name:	Persian: بخش شیرین‌کند
Settlement Type:	District
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Shirin Kand
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Coordinates:	37.0761°N 46.3394°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

Shirin Kand District (Persian: بخش شیرین‌کند) of Leylan County is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shirin Kand,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 2,744 people in 815 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

Shirin Kand District

Administrative Divisions
Leylan-e Sharqi RD
Leylan-e Shomali RD

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shirin Kand District (Leylan County) . . 11 August 2024 . 11 August 2024 . fa.
2. 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.
3. 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.