Lahijan County

Lahijan County

Persian: شهرستان لاهیجان
Lahijan County Persian: شهرستان لاهیجان
County
	Sheikh Zahed tomb
	Location of Lahijan County in Gilan province (center right, purple)
	Location of Gilan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°14′N 50°02′E / 37.233°N 50.033°E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Capital	Lahijan
Districts	Central, Rudboneh
Population (2016)
• Total	167,544
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Lahijan County (Persian: شهرستان لاهیجان) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Lahijan.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 161,491 in 48,075 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 168,829 people in 55,174 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 167,544 in 58,378 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Lahijan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Lahijan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
Central District	130,288	143,478	144,292
Ahandan RD	11,859	8,716	9,459
Baz Kia Gurab RD	15,029	12,389	11,603
Lafmejan RD	6,353	5,529	4,721
Layalestan RD	12,993	13,885	9,359
Layl RD	12,183	8,908	8,077
Lahijan (city)	71,871	94,051	101,073
Rudboneh District	31,203	25,351	23,252
Rudboneh RD	11,893	7,598	6,858
Shirju Posht RD	15,716	14,107	12,953
Rudboneh (city)	3,594	3,646	3,441
Total	161,491	168,829	167,544
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 October 2023). "Lahijan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.