Shirin Kand District

Coordinates: 37°04′34″N 46°20′22″E / 37.07611°N 46.33944°E / 37.07611; 46.33944
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Shirin Kand District
Persian: بخش شیرین‌کند
Shirin Kand District is located in Iran
Shirin Kand District
Shirin Kand District
Coordinates: 37°04′34″N 46°20′22″E / 37.07611°N 46.33944°E / 37.07611; 46.33944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyLeylan
CapitalShirin Kand
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shirin Kand District (Persian: بخش شیرین‌کند) of Leylan County is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shirin Kand,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 2,744 people in 815 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Leylan District was separated from Malekan County in the establishment of Leylan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Leylan as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Shirin Kand District
Administrative Divisions
Leylan-e Sharqi RD
Leylan-e Shomali RD
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2024). "Shirin Kand District (Leylan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (13 February 1402). "Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province; approved 1402,02,13, with subsequent corrections and additions". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.