# Gwadar District

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 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.

## Administration

Gwadar District is subdivided into five tehsils or sub-districts:
| Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023) | 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.

## Demographics
### Population

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

### 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.

### Language

Languages of Gwadar district (2023)
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.

## 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.