At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Yeylaq District of Qorveh County) was 16,855 in 3,981 households.[8] There were 9,724 inhabitants in 2,566 households at the following census of 2011,[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Dehgolan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bolbanabad District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,254 in 2,842 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Gerd Miran-e Olya, with 1,707 people.[2]
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^ abDavodi, Parviz (8 August 1390) [Approved 2 October 1386]. Letter of approval regarding the reforms of national divisions in Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 160027/T38028K. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017) [Approved 12 July 1397]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in the counties of Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 164176/T53013H. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.