Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان لاهيجان غربي | |
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Coordinates: 36°50′45″N 45°02′12″E / 36.84583°N 45.03667°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Piranshahr |
District | Lajan |
Capital | Silveh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 6,261 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان لاهيجان غربي)[3] is in Lajan District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Silveh.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Darbekeh.[5]
At the National Census of 2006, its population was 6,904 in 1,257 households.[6] There were 7,169 inhabitants in 1,704 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 6,261 in 1,614 households. The most populous of its 19 villages was Jaldian, with 1,570 people.[2]