Lavandevil

Lavandevil is a city in, and the capital of, Lavandevil District of Astara County, Gilan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Lavandevil Rural District. The city lies between the coast of the Caspian Sea and the northeastern Alborz mountain range, located just south of Lavandevil Wildlife Refuge.

History

In 2003, the village of Lavandevil merged with the villages of Aqajan Mahalleh, Bahram Mahalleh, Gerdeh Sara, Khalaj Mahalleh, Lavandevil Bazar, and Rahim Mahalleh, to form the city of Lavandevil.

Demographics

Language

Linguistic composition of the city.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,372 in 1,575 households. The following census in 2011 counted 10,617 people in 2,973 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,235 people in 3,318 households. After the census, Lavandevil annexed the villages of Kerdeh Sara and Khalaj Mahalleh.