Kashkan-e Jonubi Rural District should not be confused with Kashkan-e Shomali Rural District.
| Kashkan-e Jonubi Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان کشکان 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: | Lorestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dowreh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shahivand |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Khatereh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 6379 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kashkan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان کشکان جنوبی) is in Shahivand District of Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khatereh.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, Dowreh-e Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County. Kashkan-e Jonubi Rural District was created in the new Shahivand District.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, the rural district's population was 6,496 in 1,595 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,379 in 1,794 households. The most populous of its 29 villages was Koleh Hu, with 1,107 people.[4]