Baruq Rural District (Baruq County) should not be confused with Baruq District.
| Baruq Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان باروق |
| 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: | West Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baruq |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Chali Khamaz |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 11575 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Baruq Rural District (Persian: دهستان باروق) is in the Central District of Baruq County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Chali Khamaz.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Baruq District of Miandoab County) was 11,530 in 2,553 households.[3] There were 12,024 inhabitants in 3,378 households at the following census of 2011.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,575 in 3,429 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Gol Soleymanabad, with 3,436 people.[5]
In July 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Baruq County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Baruq as its capital and only city. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[2]