For the administrative division of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, see
Gonbad Rural District. For the administrative division of Osku County in East Azerbaijan province, see
Gonbar Rural District.
At the National Census of 2006, its population was 10,389 in 2,541 households.[5] There were 9,117 inhabitants in 2,575 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 8,058 in 2,514 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was
Garu, with 1,724 people.[2]