Lakestan Rural District

Lakestan Rural District is in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qarah Qeshlaq. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Soltan Ahmad.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 11,486 in 2,773 households. There were 11,589 inhabitants in 3,195 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,387 in 3,083 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Qarah Qeshlaq, with 2,040 people.