Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District

Not to be confused with Lajan District or Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District.

For the city in Gilan province, see Lahijan.

Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District Persian: دهستان لاهيجان غربي
Rural District
Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 36°50′45″N 45°02′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Piranshahr
District	Lajan
Capital	Silveh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	6,261
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان لاهيجان غربي)[3] is in Lajan District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Silveh.[5] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Darbekeh.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,904 in 1,257 households.[7] There were 7,169 inhabitants in 1,704 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,261 in 1,614 households. The most populous of its 19 villages was Jaldian, with 1,570 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District (Piranshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "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.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 12 November 1373]. Creation and establishment of two districts in West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.768; Notification 71540/T113K. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Habibi, Hassan (22 December 2014) [Approved 29 August 1370]. Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 9218.1.4.42; Notification 71023/T140K. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 9 April 1366]. Creation and formation of four rural districts including villages, farms and places in Piranshahr County under West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 6207.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.