Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District

Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان لاهيجان غربي) is in Lajan District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Silveh. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Darbekeh.

Not to be confused with Lajan District or Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District.
For the city in Gilan province, see Lahijan.

Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان لاهيجان غربي
Rural District
Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 36°50′45″N 45°02′12″E
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
DistrictLajan
CapitalSilveh
Population
 (2016)
 • Total6,261
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 6,904 in 1,257 households. There were 7,169 inhabitants in 1,704 households at the following census of 2011. 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.

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