Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District should not be confused with Farahabad-e Shomali Rural District.
| Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان فرحآباد جنوبی |
| 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: | Sari |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rudpey-ye Shomali |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Panbeh Chuleh-ye Pain |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 5826 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان فرحآباد جنوبی) is in Rudpey-ye Shomali District of Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Panbeh Chuleh-ye Pain.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Rudpey District.[3]
Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District was created in the district in 2013; Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District and part of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District were separated from it in the formation of Rudpey-ye Shomali District, which was divided into two rural districts including the new Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District.[2]
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,826 in 1,846 households. The most populous of its 13 villages was Esfandan, with 973 people, the same reported for the rural district's capital.[4]