| Dasht-e Kenar Rural District | |
| Native Name: | fa|دهستان دشت کنار |
| 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: | Simorgh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Pain Dasteh-ye Rakan Kola |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2107 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Dasht-e Kenar Rural District (fa|دهستان دشت کنار) is in the Central District of Simorgh County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Pain Dasteh-ye Rakan Kola.[2]
In 2013, Kiakola District was separated from Qaem Shahr County in the establishment of Simorgh County, and Dasht-e Kenar Rural District was created in the new Central District.[2]
At the time of the 2016 National Census, the rural district's population was 2,107 in 749 households. The most populous of its five villages was Tan Bela, with 472 people.[3]