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Gwadar District

ضلع گوادر
گوادر دمگ‎
Gwadar District ضلع گوادر; گوادر دمگ‎
District
	Ormara, a town in Gwadar District
	Map of Balochistan with Gwadar District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Makran
Established	1 July 1977
Headquarters	Gwadar
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Mayor	Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman Baloch
• Deputy Commissioner	Izzat Nazeer Baloch (BPS-18 PAS)
• District Police Officer	Muhammad Jawad Tariq (BPS-18 PSP)
Area
• District	12,637 km2 (4,879 sq mi)
Population (2023)
• District	305,160
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
• Urban	159,035
• Rural	146,125
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	5

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.

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

Administration

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

Tehsil^[1]	Area (km²)^[2]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023)^[3]	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

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

Geography and natural history

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.

Parts of Gwadar also came under the control of Oman and were purchased by Pakistan in 1958.^[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	N/A	—
1961	N/A	—
1972	N/A	—
1981	N/A	—
1998	185,498	—
2017	262,253	+1.84%
2023	305,160	+2.56%
Sources:^[5]

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.^[6]^[7] 88,795 (29.32% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[8] 159,035 (52.12%) live in urban areas.^[6]

Religion

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.^[9]

Language

Languages of Gwadar district (2023)

Balochi (97.66%)

Sindhi (0.45%)

Punjabi (0.42%)

Urdu (0.4%)

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.^[10]

Education

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.^[11]