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Leylan County () is in
East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...
province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Its capital is the city of
Leylan Leylan () is a city in the Central District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It was the administrative center for Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District until its capital was ...
, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,356 people in 1,943 households.


History

In 2023,
Leylan District The Central District of Leylan County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Leylan. History In 2023, Leylan District was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County, which was divided int ...
was separated from
Malekan County Malekan County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malekan. The county is one of the most productive regions for grapes in Iran. Etymology The word ''Malekan'' is derived from Malek Kandi, "the village of the ...
in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the
Central District Central District may refer to: Places * Central District (Botswana) * Central district, Plovdiv, Bulgaria * Central District, Xiamen, China, now Siming District, Fujian * Central, Hong Kong, also called Central District * List of Central District ...
. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with
Leylan Leylan () is a city in the Central District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It was the administrative center for Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District until its capital was ...
as its capital and only city at the time.


Demographics


Administrative divisions

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


See also


Notes


References

{{East Azerbaijan Province, state=collapsed Leylan County Counties of East Azerbaijan province 2023 establishments in Iran fa:شهرستان لیلان