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Lenjan County

Lenjan County is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarrinshahr.

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Lenjan County
Persian: شهرستان لنجان
County
Location of Lenjan County in Isfahan province (center left, green)
Location of Lenjan County in Isfahan province (center left, green)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°21′N 51°11′E / 32.350°N 51.183°E / 32.350; 51.1831
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalZarrinshahr
DistrictsCentral, Bagh-e Bahadoran, Fuladshahr
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
262,912
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Lenjan County at GEOnet Names Server

Lenjan County (Persian: شهرستان لنجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarrinshahr.3a

History

In 2012, Ashiyanb and Khorramrud Rural Districts, and the city of Fuladshahr, were separated from the Central District in the formation of Fuladshahr District.5

Several villages merged to become the city of Baghshad in 2013.6

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 225,559 in 58,232 households.7 The following census in 2011 counted 246,510 people in 71,028 households.8 The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 262,912 in 81,101 households.2

Administrative divisions

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

Lenjan County Population
Administrative Divisions 20067 20118 20162
Central District 179,602 199,261 216,249
Ashiyan-e Jonubi RDc
Ashiyan RDb 4,576 5,790 4,812
Kariz RDc
Khorramrud RD 4,940 4,679 0
Baghshad (city)d 4,356
Chamgordan (city) 16,086 16,219 15,574
Fuladshahr (city) 55,496 66,903 88,426
Sedeh Lenjan (city) 17,335 18,654 19,101
Varnamkhast (city) 15,294 17,384 18,700
Zarrinshahr (city) 55,984 60,118 55,817
Zayandehrud (city) 9,891 9,514 9,463
Bagh-e Bahadoran District 45,957 47,249 46,662
Cham Kuh RD 6,362 5,813 5,298
Cham Rud RD 8,422 8,250 7,801
Zirkuh RDe 10,073 10,020 9,552
Bagh-e Bahadoran (city) 8,808 9,598 10,279
Chermahin (city) 12,292 13,568 13,732
Fuladshahr Districtc
Ashiyan-e Shomali RDf
Khorramrud RD
Fuladshahr (city)
Total 225,559 246,510 262,912
RD = Rural District

Economy

Lenjan County is the location of Isfahan Steel Mill. It is on the banks of the Zayandeh River, the largest river in Isfahan province. Farming is an important source of income, and the most important product in Lenjan is rice.10

Government

Hossein Rajaei Rizi is the representative of Lenjan in Islamic Consultative Assembly.1112131415

Transportation

The main route passing through the county is Road 51, connecting population centres to Isfahan and Shahrekord.

Lenjan County has its own Transit Bus system named Lenjan County Mass Transit Organization.

See also

See also

Media related to Lenjan County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Formerly the village of Riz-e Lenjan4
  2. Renamed Ashiyan-e Shomali Rural District5
  3. Established after the 2016 census5
  4. Merger of three villages in 20126
  5. Formerly Chermahin Rural District9
  6. Formerly Ashiyan Rural District5
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 May 2026). "دهستان زیرکوه, بخش باغ بهادران [Zirkuh Rural District, Bagh-e Bahadoran District], Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. 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] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  4. سابقه زرین شهراصفهان [History of Zarrinshahr, Isfahan]. اینجا اصفهان [Inja Isfahan] (in Persian). c. 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [۴/۵/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 4/5/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان اصفهان [‌Decree on the division of the country in Isfahan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شماره ابلاغیه : ۷۷۵۲۸/ت۴۷۹۸۶ک [Notification Number: 77528/T47986K]. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. تماس با ماتماس با ما شهر باغشاد، حاصل تلفیق 3 روستای قدیمی مدیسه، نوگوران و باغشاد [Baghshad city, the result of combining the three old villages of Madiseh, Now Guran, and Bagh Shah]. شهرداری باغشاد [Baghshad Municipality] (in Persian). 26 May 2013 [05 خرداد 1392 (Approval date) 1378/08/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. Habibi, Hassan (5 February 1992) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370.11.16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای چرمهین بخش باغ بهادران شهرستان لنجان به شهر چرمهین [‌The transformation of Chermahin village in Bagh-e Bahadoran District of Lenjan County into Chermahin city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد [Proposal] 10699.1.4.42. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  10. "Introduction to Zarrinshahr city". zarrinshahr.ir (in Persian). c. 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via Zarrinshahr Municipality.
  11. Elected by the people of Isfahan province in the 11th parliament tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 27 December 2020
  12. The names of the candidates for the 11th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections in Isfahan province were announced (among Lenjan) tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 27 December 2020
  13. Political orientation of 10 elected representatives in the second round of the 11th parliament Archived 3 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine baharestanonline.com, Retrieved 27 December 2020
  14. Hossein Rajaee Rizi, Lenjani representative in the parliament iribnews.ir, Retrieved 27 December 2020
  15. Announcing the names of the candidates for the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Isfahan Province iribnews.ir, Retrieved 27 December 2020
External links
  • www.ppli.ir
  • www.payampersa.ir
  • www.lenjan.net