At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part ofDehdez District[b] ofIzeh County) was 7,867 in 1,425 households.[5] There were 6,777 inhabitants in 1,497 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,556 in 1,459 households. The most populous of its 51 villages wasDeh Kohneh-ye Muzarm, with 1,181 people.[2]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dezpart County and renamed theCentral District.[3]
^abcdJahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2021) [Approved 27 April 1400].Resolution on the national divisions in Izeh County, Khuzestan province.sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 66241; Notification 46297/T57921. Archived fromthe original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved30 July 2023 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.