Palanga Rural District (Persian: دهستان پلنگا) is in Shahrud District of Khalkhal County,[3] Ardabil province, Iran.

[4] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 5,067 in 1,202 households.

[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,000 in 1,549 households.

The most populous of its seven villages was Lerd, with 3,226 people.

This Khalkhal County location article is a stub.