Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District

Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District
Persian: دهستان ليلان جنوبي
Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°00′N 46°13′E / 37.000°N 46.217°E / 37.000; 46.217[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyLeylan
DistrictCentral
Established1987[3]
CapitalTurchi
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
14,853
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ليلان جنوبي)[5][a] is in the Central District[b] of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Turchi.[7] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Leylan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Leylan District[c] in Malekan County) was 13,317 in 3,015 households.[8] There were 13,656 inhabitants in 3,713 households at the following census of 2011.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 14,853 in 4,347 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Shirin Kand (now the capital of Shirin Kand District),[7] with 2,744 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District.[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Leylan Rural District (دهستان ليلان)[6]
  2. ^ Formerly Leylan District of Malekan County[7]
  3. ^ Renamed the Central District in Leylan County[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2025). "فتح الله کندی, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان [Fathollah Kandi, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ "2628+2M3 Leylan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان در شهرستان مراغه تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7D1D64B-B589-40D7-BDDA-8FDC4D0372F9. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (1 October 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/07/09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6C055B6E-BFC4-4C08-B946-11EA395502F4. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.