Lahijan Rural District (Piranshahr County)

Lahijan Rural District (Persian: دهستان لاهيجان)[3] is in the Central District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Darbekeh.[4]

Lahijan Rural District
Persian: دهستان لاهيجان
Lahijan Rural District is located in Iran
Lahijan Rural District
Lahijan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°41′01″N 45°14′23″E / 36.68361°N 45.23972°E / 36.68361; 45.23972[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
DistrictCentral
CapitalDarbekeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,183
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 5,509 in 886 households.[5] There were 5,481 inhabitants in 1,158 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,183 in 1,246 households. The most populous of its 17 villages was Darbekeh, with 2,007 people.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 March 2023). "Lahijan Rural District (Piranshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 August 1370). "Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.