Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District

Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان لیلان غربی
Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°02′N 46°11′E / 37.033°N 46.183°E / 37.033; 46.183[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyLeylan
DistrictCentral
Established2023[3]
CapitalQareh Khezer
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان لیلان غربی) is in the Central District[a] of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qareh Khezer,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,813 people in 565 households.[4]

History

In 2023, Leylan District[b] was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District was created in the same district.[3]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2025). "Qandhar, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان [Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ "25MM+88P Qandhar, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Mokhber, Mohammad (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي [‌Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.