Lenjan County

Not to be confused with Lahijan County.

Lenjan County (Persian: شهرستان لنجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarrinshahr.^[3][a]

Lenjan County Persian: شهرستان لنجان
County
Location of Lenjan County in Isfahan province (center left, green)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°21′N 51°11′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
Capital	Zarrinshahr
Districts	Central, Bagh-e Bahadoran, Fuladshahr
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	262,912
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Lenjan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205999" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2011 National Census several villages merged to become the city of Baghshad.^[5]

After the 2016 census, Ashiyan^[b] and Khorramrud Rural Districts, and the city of Fuladshahr, were separated from the Central District in the formation of Fuladshahr District.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,559 in 58,232 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 246,510 people in 71,028 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 262,912 in 81,101 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Lenjan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[2]
Central District	179,602	199,261	216,249
Ashiyan-e Jonubi RD[c]
Ashiyan RD[b]	4,576	5,790	4,812
Kariz RD[c]
Khorramrud RD	4,940	4,679	0
Baghshad (city)[d]			4,356
Chamgardan (city)	16,086	16,219	15,574
Fuladshahr (city)	55,496	66,903	88,426
Sedeh Lenjan (city)	17,335	18,654	19,101
Varnamkhast (city)	15,294	17,384	18,700
Zarrinshahr (city)	55,984	60,118	55,817
Zayandehrud (city)	9,891	9,514	9,463
Bagh-e Bahadoran District	45,957	47,249	46,662
Cham Kuh RD	6,362	5,813	5,298
Cham Rud RD	8,422	8,250	7,801
Zirkuh RD[e]	10,073	10,020	9,552
Bagh-e Bahadoran (city)	8,808	9,598	10,279
Chermahin (city)	12,292	13,568	13,732
Fuladshahr District[c]
Ashiyan-e Shomali RD[f]
Khorramrud RD
Fuladshahr (city)
Total	225,559	246,510	262,912
RD = Rural District

Economy

Lenjan County is the location of Isfahan Steel Mill. It is on the banks of the Zayandeh River, the largest river in Isfahan province. Farming is an important source of income, and the most important product in Lenjan is rice.^[10]

Government

Hossein Rajaei Rizi is the representative of Lenjan in Islamic Consultative Assembly.^{[11][12][13][14][15]}

Transportation

The main route passing through the county is Road 51, connecting population centres to Isfahan and Shahrekord.

Lenjan County has its own Transit Bus system named Lenjan County Mass Transit Organization.

See also

Media related to Lenjan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Riz-e Lenjan^[4]
2. Renamed Ashiyan-e Shomali Rural District^[6]
3. Established after the 2016 census^[6]
4. Merger of three villages in 2012^[5]
5. Formerly Chermahin Rural District^[9]
6. Formerly Ashiyan Rural District^[6]