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Gwadar District

Coordinates: 25°20′N 63°20′E / 25.333°N 63.333°E / 25.333; 63.333
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Gwadar District
ضلع گوادر
گوادر دمگ‎
District
Ormara, a town in Gwadar District
Ormara, a town in Gwadar District
Map of Balochistan with Gwadar District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Gwadar District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionMakran
Established1 July 1977
HeadquartersGwadar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • MayorMaulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman Baloch
 • Deputy CommissionerIzzat Nazeer Baloch (BPS-18 PAS)
 • District Police OfficerMuhammad Jawad Tariq (BPS-18 PSP)
Area
 • District
12,637 km2 (4,879 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • District
305,160
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Urban
159,035 (52.11%)
 • Rural
146,125 (47.89%)
Languages
 • Main language(s)Balochi, Urdu
Literacy
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (50.30%)
  • Male:
    (57.62%)
  • Female:
    (42.19%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5

Gwadar District (Balochi: گوادر دمگ, Urdu: ضلع گوادر) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The name Gwadar originates from Gwat and Dar (Balochi: گوات ءُ در‎)، which means the 'Door of air'. Gwadar was notified as a separate district on 1 July 1977. The city of Gwadar serves as the district headquarters.[citation needed]

It is located in the south of the Balochistan. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the south, Lasbela district to the east, Kech and Awaran districts to the north, and the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran to the west.

History

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Geography and natural history

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Gwadar District has a 600 kilometres (370 mi) long coastline along the Gulf of Oman of the Arabian Sea. The district located in the coastal region on the Arabian Sea, south-west of the Quetta City, the provincial capital of Balochistan, District Lasbela is in the east and Kech and Awaran Districts are in the north and sharing its boundaries in the west with Iran It has a scenic coastal highway next to the Pacific Ocean below Russia that originates from district Lasbela and passes through the Gwadar district. The district has a 620 km coastline along the Arabian Sea. The most significant feature of the Gwadar District is Gwadar Port, a deep sea warm water port. It is located on the eastern bay of a natural hammer-head protrusion of land, from the coast, distended into the apex of Arabian Sea.

Gwadar was a part of Oman

Parts of Gwadar also came under the control of Oman and were purchased by Pakistan in 1958.[2]

Gwadar District is situated on a thin strip of land along Pakistan's southwestern Arabian Sea coast in Balochistan province. The district is separated into five Tehsils: the city of Jiwani in the southwest along the eastern edge of Gwatar Bay, bordered by Gwadar Tehsil to its north and east; Pasni Tehsil is further east, followed by the city of Ormara.[3] The cities of Gwadar and Ormara are situated on natural hammerhead-shaped tombolo peninsulas which form two almost perfect, but naturally curved, semicircular bays on either side. The city is situated on a narrow and sandy 12 km-long (7 mi) isthmus which connects the Pakistani coast to rocky outcroppings in the Arabian sea known as the Gwadar Promontory, or Koh-e-Batil, which reach an elevation of 150 m (480 ft) and extend 11 km (7 mi) east to west with a breadth of 1.5 km (1 mi).[4] The 240 m (800 ft) wide isthmus upon which Gwadar is located separates the two almost perfect semicircular bays from one another. The western bay is known as the Paddi Zirr, and is generally shallow with an average depth of 3.7 m (12 ft), and a maximum depth of 9.1 m (30 ft).[4] To the east of the isthmus is the deepwater Demi Zirr harbour, where the Gwadar Port was built.

Administration

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Gwadar District is subdivided into five tehsils or sub-districts:

Tehsil[5] Area

(km²)[6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[7]

Union Councils
Gwadar Tehsil 2,590 147,673 57.02 51.60% ...
Jiwani Tehsil 454 35,004 77.10 35.28% ...
Ormara Tehsil 2,796 27,832 9.95 49.08% ...
Pasni Tehsil 4,822 74,128 15.37 59.71% ...
Suntsar Tehsil 1,975 20,523 10.39 31.69% ...

Union Councils

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There are 18 Union Councils in Gwadar District:

Union Councils are given below:

Union Council No Union Councils Name Ward Names
UC No 1 Surbandar
1.Kauda Ababakar Muhallah, 2.Kauda Shadiyan Muhallah, 3.Baloch Muhallah, 4.Kuhda Assa Muhallah, 5.Noor Muhammad Pada/Muhallah, 6.Kappari Muhallah,

7.Kohbon

UC No 2 Gurab Surbandar
1.Kuhda Shaban Muhallah,

2. Haji Qasim Muhallah, 3. Dad Karim Muhallah, 4.Lala Hassan muhallah, 5.Fisheries Muhallah, 6.Mir Akbar Muhallah, 7.Gurab

UC No 3 Chib Kalmati
1.Chaib Kalmati, 2. Chaib Rekani, 3. Kia Kalat, 4. Shanikani Dar, 5.Ziarat Machi, 6. Washeen Dhoor, 7.Johar Khan, 8.Faqir Colony, 9.Nigoor Sharif,10.Dhoor Gatti
UC No 4 Pishukan
1.Kargani Chib, 2.Ishaque Ward, 3.Qadir Khan Ward Shumali, 4. Qadir Khan Ward Janubi, 5.Brisi Ward Shumali/Wasti, 6.Chahbari, 7. Qasba Ward Garbi, 8. Qasba Ward Sharqi, 9.Dashti
UC No 5 Palleri 1. Palleri, 2. Saiji, 3.Chatti, 4.Garuk/Gamaro, 5. Gamaroo, 6.Mazani/Shabi, 7.pasuu/Prahe Tok
UC No 6 Ganz 1.Panwan, 2.Pawan, 3.Ganz, 4. Ganz, 5.Bandari,6.Kargoski/Bandi
UC No 7 Kalatoo Sunstar 1.Kalatoo, 2. Samati, 3. Chawad Bal, 4. Zahran, 5. Zahran Dad Shah, 6.Mir Jatt, 7.Domb/Shaygosh
UC No 8 Gubd 1.Gabd, 2.Chattan/Kuldan, 3. Suntsar, 4. Meteing,5.Dalsar, 6.Soui, 7. Hajjrat
UC No 9 Kallag 1.Kallag, 2.Rahella, 3. JadGal, 4.Nok Bur, 5.Chib Wari, 6.Chiliri, 7.Nagi, 8.Gano
UC No 10 Ban 1.Ban Northern, 2.Ambi, 3. Palado, 4.Palado, 5.Kukhar Central, 6.Kukur Northern
UC No 11 Churbandar 1.Chur Bandar, 2. Chakuli, 3.Zameen Took, 4.Kandasool(E), 5. Shatangi Kandari, 6.Chukain
UC No 12 Kalmat 1.Shadi Kaur, 2.Kalmat, 3.Makola, 4.Bal, 5. Espehak,6.Chandi, 7.Jonz
UC No 13 Naliant 1.Mehmoodi Bal
UC No 14 Faqirabad Naliant 1.Faqirabad Naliant, 2.Anari, 3.Suleman Bazar, 4.Kohan Door, 5.Cheel, 6.Sham, 7.Kohdaim
UC No 15 Hari Bellar 1.Hari Bellar Shamali, 2. Gwandein Nigor Shamali,3.Hari Belar Wasti, 4.Hari Belar Janubi, 5.Nal Wad Janubi
UC No 16 Kappae 1.Taj Muhammad Bazar, 2.Sharif Bazar, 3.Murad Bakhsh, 4.Usman Bazar, 5.Sham Kappar, 6.Sar Chib
UC No 17 Hud 1.Hud, 2.Gor Hud, 3.Kandelak, 4.Bal, 5.Balada, 6. Rach
UC No 18 Basool 1.Sayed Abad, 2.Juna Line, 3.Ghazi Line, 4.Islamia Line, 5.Kuntagi Line 6.Punjag 7.Basol, 8.Jaffari, 9.Kahordan, 10.Sakooni, 11.Serki, 12. Takk, 13, New Town


Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
195140,630—    
196149,661+2.03%
197290,820+5.64%
1981112,385+2.40%
1998185,498+2.99%
2017262,253+1.84%
2023305,160+2.56%
Sources:[8]

As of the 2023 census, Gwadar district has 50,357 households and a population of 305,160. The district has a sex ratio of 111.33 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 50.30%: 57.62% for males and 42.19% for females.[9][10] 88,795 (29.32% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] 159,035 (52.12%) live in urban areas.[9]

Religion

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According to 2023 census, 99.15% population of Gwadar district adheres to Islam. Religious minorities are split evenly between Hinduism, Christianity and 'Other' religions, namely Zikris.[12] The Shri Krishna Mandir, also known as the Om mandir is the main Hindu temple in the district.[13]

Language

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Languages of Gwadar district (2023)
  1. Balochi (97.66%)
  2. Sindhi (0.45%)
  3. Punjabi (0.42%)
  4. Urdu (0.4%)
  5. Others (1.07%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.66% of the population spoke Balochi, 0.45% Sindhi, 0.42% Punjabi and 0.4% Urdu as their first language.[14]

Education

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According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, district Gwadar is ranked nationally at 61, with an education score of 59.47 and learning score of 62.65. Enrollment levels are low in Gwadar because of fewer schools in the district, and the level of enrollment declines as the classes move up.

The school infrastructure score of Gwadar is 29.91, giving it a national rank of 122. 33% of all the schools in the district cater to girls as compared to 67% schools for boys, putting girls at a greater disadvantage. Lack of science labs and subject specialist teachers are also a major concern.

Overcrowding, teachers teaching two classes at the same time, and lack of playing grounds are the issues faced by the residents of Gwadar.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Gwadar District profile and history". Balochistan Police Department website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ Mengal, Amanullah; Goda, Katsuichiro; Ashraf, Muhammad; Murtaza, Ghulam (August 2021). "Social vulnerability to seismic‑tsunami hazards in District Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan". Natural Hazards. 108 (1). Figure 1 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-and-demographic-characteristics-of-District-Gwadar-The-squares-in-the-zoomed-map-of_fig1_350709982. Bibcode:2021NatHa.108.1159M. doi:10.1007/s11069-021-04724-7. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b Persian Gulf Pilot: Comprising the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Omán and the Makrán Coast. Pilot Guides. 1920. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gwadar". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  7. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  13. ^ Baloch, Javed (14 September 2023). "Gwadar Can Symbolise Balochistan's Traditional Religious Harmony". thefridaytimes.com. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  15. ^ "Taleem Do! App – Elections 2018 | #TaleemDo". elections.alifailaan.pk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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