| Bastamlu Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان بسطاملو |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 39.2131°N 47.1469°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Khoda Afarin |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bastamlu |
| Population Total: | 4561 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Bastamlu Rural District (Persian: دهستان بسطاملو) is in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Bastamlu.[3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was 5,907 in 1,168 households.[4] There were 5,407 inhabitants in 1,329 households at the following census of 2011,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,561 in 1,359 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Aliverdi Owshaqi, with 675 people.[6]