Gwadar District

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Gwadar District

Area	15.216 km²
Population (2005) • Density	250,000 • 16.4/km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	July 1977 • Mir Abdul Ghafoor • Abdul Ghaffar Hoth • {{{seats}}} seats • {{{tehsils}}}
Main language(s)	Balochi, Urdu
Website	gwadar.sdnpk.org

Gwadar was notified as a district on July 1, 1977 when Makran Division was created and divided into three districts. Gwadar is the headquarters of Gwadar District. Previously it was one of 3 tehsils of Makran District before the district was upgraded to a division. For administrative purposes, the district is divided into two sub-divisions, namely Gwadar and Pasni. These sub-divisions are further divided into tehsils and sub-tehsils. Gwadar sub-division comprises two tehsils, named Gwadar and Jiwani, and one sub-tehsil named Suntsar. Pasni sub-division is divided into Pasni and Ormara tehsils. Gwadar district, with its 600 kilometres long coast line and un-irrigated tracts of Kulanch and Dasht valleys, has always been an important chapter of Makran’s history.

[edit] Administration

The district of Gwadar is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:

[edit] Population

The population of Gwadar District was estimated to be over 250,000 in 2005. More than 99% of the population is Muslim. There are small minority of Hindus. The major Baloch tribes of the district are Kalmati,Raees,zeno zai,Poz Hoth,Shehzada.

Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)
Capital	Quetta
Districts	Awaran \| Barkhan \| Bolan \| Chagai \| Dera Bugti \| Gwadar \| Jafarabad \| Jhal Magsi \| Kalat \| Kech \| Kharan \| Khuzdar \| Kohlu \| Lasbela \| Loralai \| Mastung \| Musakhel \| Nasirabad \| Nushki \| Panjgur \| Pishin \| Qilla Abdullah \| Qilla Saifullah \| Quetta \| Sibi \| Zhob \| Ziarat