At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former
Vazineh District of
Sardasht County) was 16,185 in 2,841 households,[5] when it was administered from the village of
Nalas.[6] There were 15,545 inhabitants in 4,045 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 16,301 in 4,045 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was
Nalas, with 8,503 people.[2] Nalus was elevated to the status of a city after the census[8] and later was transferred to the new
Rabat District of Sardasht County.[4]
In 2022,
Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County, which was divided into two districts and two rural districts, with
Mirabad as its capital and only city.[4]