Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District

Not to be confused with Leylan District, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District, or Leylan-e Shomali Rural District.

For the city, see Leylan. For the administrative division of East Azerbaijan province, see Leylan County.

Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District Persian: دهستان لیلان غربی
Rural District
Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°01′43″N 46°10′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Leylan
District	Central
Capital	Qareh Khezer
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان لیلان غربی) is in the Central District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qareh Khezer,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,813 people in 565 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Leylan District was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County, and Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District was created in the new Central District.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Qareh Khezer, Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District (Leylan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 141670. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.