Leylan County

Leylan County
Persian: شهرستان لیلان
Location of Leylan County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, green)
Location of Leylan County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, green)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°02′26″N 46°16′00″E / 37.04056°N 46.26667°E / 37.04056; 46.26667[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalLeylan
DistrictsCentral, Shirin Kand
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan County (Persian: شهرستان لیلان) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Leylan,[2]whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[3] It was previously the capital of the former Leylan District of Malekan County.[4]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "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.
  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.