Gwadar District
ضلع گوادر گوادر دمگ | |
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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 |
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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.