| Meshgin-e Gharbi Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان مشگين غربي |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 38.3267°N 47.5836°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ardabil |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Meshgin Shahr |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Qosabeh |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Mazraeh-ye Khalaf |
| Population Total: | 3904 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Meshgin-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان مشگين غربي) is in Qosabeh District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mazraeh-ye Khalaf.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 15,277 in 3,398 households.[3] There were 14,185 inhabitants in 3,854 households at the following census of 2011.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,904 in 1,181 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Qosabeh District.[2] The most populous of its 18 villages was Ahmad Beyglu, with 1,133 people.[5]