Lahijan
This county is bounded to the Caspian Sea from north, to the county of Siyahkal from south, from east and south-east to the county of Langroud and from west to the county of Astaneye Ashrafiyeh. Lahijan covers an area of 436.7 which makes it the 7th largest county in the province. This county is a steep and plain land and in made up of the remains of the Sepidroud River. Due to its beauty and power of fertility, the existence of agricultural crops and economical resources, has gained a very distinct position among all the counties in the province. The flattest areas in this county are close to the sea and as we move southwards the altitude becomes larger. The mountains around Lahijan include the western part of Alborz Mountains. On the east and south there are three-covered and cool mountains which are called: Sheytankouh, Gomal, and Ahta kouh. The sharp slope is to the Caspian Sea and the slow slope is to Shahroud. Dorfak, Talesh kouh and Kheshtchal are the famous mounts in the area. The climate is generally like this: in summer it is warm and humid and in winter very strong winds blow and are followed by snow. The average humidity is 76 to 79% and can go up to 100%. Lahijan County is made up of two districts called central and Roudbaneh, 7 agglomerations, Roudbaneh, Shirjouposht, Ahandan, Bazkiyagourab, Lafamjan, Liyalestan, Leil, and 188 villages. The population according to the survey in 1385 is approximately 162898. The people in the county are Gilaks and speak a dialect of Gilaki called Lahiji. Economically, tourism incomes, the growth of agriculture in the sections of Tea and Fruits, the opportunity to use the sea and fishing, the existence of farms like watermelon fields and silkworm cultivation along with growing rice has caused the blossoming of the economy of the region.
