Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان شرقي) is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran.

[5] At the time of the 2006 census, the rural district's population was 17,420 in 4,144 households.

[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,962 in 2,362 households.

The most populous of its 10 villages was Aq Bolagh-e Rostam Khani, with 1,929 people.

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