Sharqi_Rural_District
Sharqi Rural District
Rural district in Ardabil province, Iran
Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان شرقي) is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran.[3] Its former capital was the village of Niar.[4]
At the census of 2006, its population was 17,420 in 4,144 households.[5] There were 8,729 inhabitants in 2,411 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,962 in 2,362 households. The most populous of its 10 villages was Aq Bolagh-e Rostam Khani, with 1,929 people.[2]