Gwadar District
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| Gwadar District | |
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| Area | 15.216 km² |
| Population (2005) • Density |
250,000 • 16.4/km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+4:30) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
July 1977 • {{{nazim}}} • {{{naib_nazim}}} • {{{seats}}} seats • {{{tehsils}}} |
| Main language(s) | Balochi, Urdu |
| Website | gwadar.sdnpk.org |
Gwadar was notified as a district on July 1, 1977 when the Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts. Gwadar is the headquarters of Gwadar district. Previously it was one of 3 tehsils of Makran district. For administrative purposes, the whole district is divided into two sub-divisions, i.e., 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] Population
The population of Gwadar district is 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 Buledais and Gichkis.
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| 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 | |
