Lahijan County

Lahijan County
Persian: شهرستان لاهیجان
County
Sheikh Zahed tomb
Sheikh Zahed tomb
Location of Lahijan County in Gilan province (center right, purple)
Location of Lahijan County in Gilan province (center right, purple)
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°14′N 50°02′E / 37.233°N 50.033°E / 37.233; 50.033[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CapitalLahijan
DistrictsCentral, Rudboneh
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
167,544
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Lahijan County at GEOnet Names Server

Lahijan County (Persian: شهرستان لاهیجان) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Lahijan.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 161,491 in 48,075 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 168,829 people in 55,174 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 167,544 in 58,378 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Lahijan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[3]
Central District130,288143,478144,292
Ahandan RD11,8598,7169,459
Baz Kia Gurab RD15,02912,38911,603
Lafmejan RD6,3535,5294,721
Layalestan RD12,99313,8859,359
Layl RD12,1838,9088,077
Lahijan (city)71,87194,051101,073
Rudboneh District31,20325,35123,252
Rudboneh RD11,8937,5986,858
Shirju Posht RD15,71614,10712,953
Rudboneh (city)3,5943,6463,441
Total161,491168,829167,544
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2024). "دهستان لیالستان, بخش مرکزی لاهیجان [Layalestan Rural District, Central District of Lahijan], Lahijan County, Gilan Province, 44151-13668, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "62MM+88P Siah Gurab-e Bala, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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