Leylan County

For the former administrative division, see Leylan District. For the administrative divisions of this county, see Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District, and Leylan-e Shomali Rural District. For the city, see Leylan.

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]

Leylan County Persian: شهرستان لیلان
County
Location of Leylan County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, green)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°02′26″N 46°16′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Established	2023[2]
Capital	Leylan
Districts	Central, Shirin Kand
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In 2023, Leylan District^[a] was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Leylan as its capital and only city at the time.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Leylan County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Leylan County

Administrative Divisions
Central District[b]
Leylan-e Gharbi RD
Leylan-e Jonubi RD[c]
Leylan (city)
Shirin Kand District
Leylan-e Sharqi RD
Leylan-e Shomali RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Leylan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Renamed the Central District of Leylan County^[2]
2. Formerly Leylan District of Malekan County^[2]
3. Formerly Leylan Rural District^[4]