Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District

Not to be confused with Leylan District, Leylan-e Gharbi 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 Jonubi Rural District Persian: دهستان ليلان جنوبي
Rural District
Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District
Coordinates: 36°59′07″N 46°11′55″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Leylan
District	Central
Capital	Turchi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	14,853
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ليلان جنوبي)[3][a] is in the Central District[b] of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Turchi.[5] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Leylan.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Leylan District[c] in Malekan County) was 13,317 in 3,015 households.[7] There were 13,656 inhabitants in 3,713 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 14,853 in 4,347 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Shirin Kand, with 2,744 people.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District.[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Leylan Rural District (دهستان ليلان)[4]
2. Formerly Leylan District of Malekan County[5]
3. Renamed the Central District of Leylan County[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Turchi, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District (Leylan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. 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.
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. 2022) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Notification 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. 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.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County under East Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 110516/T674. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East 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): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.