| Shaban Rural District | |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان شعبان |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 38.3611°N 47.4078°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: | Shabanlu |
| Population Total: | 3394 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Shaban Rural District (Persian: دهستان شعبان) is in Qosabeh District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shabanlu.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 5,470 in 1,182 households.[3] There were 4,372 inhabitants in 1,129 households at the following census of 2011.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,394 in 1,111 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 38 villages was Salman Kandi, with 409 people.[5]