At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was 5,907 in 1,168 households.[6] There were 5,407 inhabitants in 1,329 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,561 in 1,359 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Aliverdi Owshaqi, with 675 people.[2]
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^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 7 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/111195. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 131920/T46K. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
