Gavdul-e Markazi Rural District

Gavdul-e Markazi Rural District is in the Central District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aruq.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population wa 26,623 in 6,539 households. There were 28,383 inhabitants in 8,060 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 29,010 in 8,614 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Laklar, with 4,767 people.