Balghelu Rural District

Balghelu Rural District is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sham Asbi.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 21,368 in 4,966 households. There were 7,297 inhabitants in 1,987 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,054 in 2,334 households. The most populous of its 18 villages was Sham Asbi, with 2,817 people.