At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Maraveh Tappeh District of Kalaleh County) was 23,766 in 4,604 households.[5] There were 12,212 inhabitants in 2,686 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Maraveh Tappeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 13,302 in 3,575 households. The most populous of its 32 villages was Aq Taqeh-ye Jadid, with 1,702 people.[2]
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^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 31 January 1379]. Creating divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.7194; Notification 31649/21627AH. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.