Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District

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

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,264 in 1,709 households. There were 7,492 inhabitants in 1,944 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,468 in 2,306 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Aq Manar, with 1,573 people.