Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District

Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District
Persian: دهستان لیلان شرقی
Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°00′N 46°16′E / 37.000°N 46.267°E / 37.000; 46.267[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyLeylan
DistrictShirin Kand
Established2023[3]
CapitalCheghalu
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان لیلان شرقی) is in Shirin Kand District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Cheghalu,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 466 people in 138 households.[4]

History

In 2023, Leylan District[a] was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District was created in the new Shirin Kand District.[3]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2025). "Shirin Kand, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان [Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ "2728+2M3 Shirin Kand, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.