Lenjan County () is in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

province, Iran. Its capital is the city of

Zarrinshahr Zarrinshahr () is a city in the Central District of Lenjan County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is in the southwest of the county. Etymology Until the 1970s Zarrinshahr was known as Riz ...

History

After the 2011 National Census several villages merged to become the city of Baghshad. After the 2016 census, Ashiyan and Khorramrud Rural Districts, and the city of

Fuladshahr Fuladshahr () is a city in, and the capital of, Fuladshahr District of Lenjan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is also the administrative center for Khorramrud Rural District. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Cen ...

, were separated from the

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in the formation of Fuladshahr District.

Demographics

Population

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

Administrative divisions

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

Economy

Lenjan County is the location of Isfahan Steel Mill. It is on the banks of the

Zayandeh River The Zayanderud or Zayandehrud (; from "fertile" or "life-giver", and "river"), also spelled as ''Zayanderud'' or ''Zayanderood, ...'', is the largest river of the Iranian Plateau in central Iran. Geography The Zayandeh starts in the Zard- ...

, the largest river in Isfahan province. Farming is an important source of income, and the most important product in Lenjan is rice.

Government

Hossein Rajaei Rizi Hossein Rajaei Rizi () is an Iranian Principlist, who was representative of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly from 2020 to 2024. He was elected at the second round of the parliament elections on 12 September 2020 as the representative of Lenj ...

is the representative of Lenjan in

Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...

.Announcing the names of the candidates for the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Isfahan Province
iribnews.ir, Retrieved 27 December 2020

Transportation

The main route passing through the county is Road 51, connecting population centres to

and

Shahrekord Shahr-e Kord () is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km a ...

. Lenjan County has its own

Transit Bus A transit bus (also big bus, commuter bus, city bus, town bus, urban bus, stage bus, public bus, public transit bus, or simply bus) is a type of bus used in public transport bus services. Several configurations are used, including low-floo ...

system named Lenjan County Mass Transit Organization.

Notes

References

External links

* www.ppli.ir * www.payampersa.ir * www.lenjan.net {{Lenjan County, state=collapsed Lenjan County Counties of Isfahan province