Gwadar District

Gwadar District (Balochi: ضِلع گوادر), is a District of Pakistan, and coastal region on the Arabian Sea, in Balochistan Province of southwestern Pakistan. The City of Gwadar is the district headquarters of Gwadar District.

Contents

• 1 Administration
• 2 Geography and natural history
• 3 Demography
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Administration

Gwadar District is subdivided into five Tehsils or sub—districts:

• Gwadar
• Jiwani
• Ormara
• Pasni
• Suntesar

Geography and natural history

Gwadar District has a 600 kilometres (370 mi) long coastline along the Gulf of Oman of the Arabian Sea. It consists mostly of lands and hills with sparse desert habitats. The exception are the riparian habitats along the Dasht River. It flows south through the district, from northern headwaters in Mirani Dam of the Kech District, to its river mouth at the Arabian Sea.

Demography

According to the 1998 census, the population of Gwadar District was 178,989 people.^[1] It is 12,637 km² in area, with a population density of 15 people/km².