Lajan District
Persian: بخش لاجان
District
Lajan District is located in Iran
Lajan District
Lajan District
Coordinates: 36°46′45″N 45°11′23″E / 36.77917°N 45.18972°E / 36.77917; 45.18972[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
CapitalGerd Kashaneh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,664
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lajan District (Persian: بخش لاجان) is in Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gerd Kashaneh.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 22,757 in 3,960 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 24,434 people in 5,362 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 23,664 inhabitants in 5,667 households.[2]

Lajan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Lahijan-e Gharbi RD 6,904 7,169 6,261
Lahijan-e Sharqi RD 14,537 15,592 13,202
Gerd Kashaneh (city) 1,316 1,673 4,201
Total 22,757 24,434 23,664
RD: Rural District

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 March 2023). "Lajan District (Piranshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (18 December 1381). "Approval of divisional changes and reforms in West Azerbaijan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "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.


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