Leylan-e Shomali Rural District

Leylan-e Shomali Rural District
Persian: دهستان ليلان شمالي
Leylan-e Shomali Rural District
Coordinates: 37°05′N 46°20′E / 37.083°N 46.333°E / 37.083; 46.333[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyLeylan
DistrictShirin Kand
Established1995[3]
CapitalTuraghay
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,172
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan-e Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان ليلان شمالي)[5] is in Shirin Kand District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Turaghay.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Leylan District[a] in Malekan County) was 3,838 in 858 households.[7] There were 4,338 inhabitants in 1,117 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,172 in 1,236 households. The most populous of its 11 villages was Qush Qayeh, with 940 people.[4]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Shirin Kand District.[6]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2025). "قوچ بلاغ, دهستان لیلان شمالی, بخش لیلان [Quch Bolagh, Leylan-e Shomali Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ "38MM+88P Turaghay, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  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. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.