Kerend Rural District (Gonbad-e Kavus County)

Kerend Rural District is in Dashli Borun District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Howtan. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Korand (now a city).

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,607 in 1,567 households. There were 8,511 inhabitants in 2,080 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,443 in 2,558 households. The most populous of its eight villages was Korand (now a city), with 5,616 people.