Barik Rud-e Shomali Rural District should not be confused with Barik Rud-e Jonubi Rural District.
| Barik Rud-e Shomali Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان باريك رود شمالی |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mazandaran |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fereydunkenar |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Suteh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3991 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Barik Rud-e Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان باريك رود شمالی) is in the Central District of Fereydunkenar County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Suteh.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Barik Rud Rural District of the former Fereydunkenar District of Babolsar County) was 4,506 in 1,277 households.[3] In the following census of 2011, there were 3,914 inhabitants in 1,235 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fereydunkenar County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Barik Rud-e Shomali Rural District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,991 in 1,381 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Suteh, with 1,511 people.[5]