At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 37,796 in 9,793 households.[6] There were 38,352 inhabitants in 11,404 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 19,077 in 6,411 households. The most populous of its 51 villages was Rashkola, with 2,669 people.[2]
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^Habibi, Hassan (5 July 1392) [Approved 31 January 1379]. "Changes and divisional reforms in Mazandaran province". rc.majlis.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.18888; Notification 4663/T20986AH. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.