Howmeh Rural District (Persian: دهستان حومه) is in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran. Its former capital was the village of Sharifabad.

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 12,543 in 3,259 households. There were 6,448 inhabitants in 1,890 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 6,045 in 1,982 households. The most populous of its 33 villages was Qerveh, with 2,686 people.