District Headquarters		Gawadar
Date of Notification		1st July 1977
Area		15,216 Sq. Km				1995
Population		1981
		Male		Female		Total		(Projection)
		59,361		53,024		112,385		160,980
Sex Ratio m/f		1.12
Population density per Sq. Km		7.4		10.6
REGISTERED Voters (1997)		Male: 34,607		Female: 30,700		Total: 65,307
Major Ethnic Groups		An overwhelming proportion (about 98%) of the populations is Baloch.
Major Languages		Balochi
Climate		Arid with warm summer and mild winter.
Major Crops (1994-95)				Area (Ha.)		Ave. Yield (Tonnes/Ha)
Mini Market		Fruits		2,496		8.4
		Fodder		128		16.7
		Water Melon		100		18.8
		Vegetables		82		10.1
		Wheat		70		1.1
		Pulses		70		0.5
Major Livestock (1996)				Number
		Sheep & Goats		38,195
		Draught		8,570
		Animals
		Cattle		5,660
		Camels		4,920
		Livestock Units (LU)		33,963
		Grazing Capacity (Ha./LU)		2.1
Economy		The major economic sector of the district is fisheries. While other sectors include agriculture, livestock farming, construction, and services.
Important Minerals		No mining activity has been reported in the district.
Important Places		Ormara is the second major port under use of the Pakistan Navy, while fish harbours have been constructed at Gawadar and Pasni, Jiwani is another famous town for fishing activity.
Education Facilities (1996)				For Boys		For Girls
		Primary Schools		146
		Middle Schools		10
		High Schools		9
		Inter College		1
		Technical Training Centre		1
		Private Schools		4
		Computer Training Institute		1
Level of recurrent expenditure Per Student (1995-96)		Rs. 1,385 (as per enrolment of all the students in Gawadar in April 1996)
Teacher-Student Ratio (1996)				Male		Female
		Primary		1:33		1:135
		Middle		1:15		1:20
		High		1:13		1:38
		Intermidiate		1:20		1:3
Health Facilities				Number
		Hospital		1
		Dispensaries		22
		Rural Health Centre		3
		Basic Health Units		17
		TB Clinic		1
		Mother-Child Health Centres		3
		School Health Service		1
		Private Clinics		20
		Other		1
Water Supply (Coverage)		According to the PHED, almost all of the population has access to potable water through its water supply schemes.
Energy (Sources)		Wood and kerosene oil are widely used as fuel for cooking and heating, while illumination is arranged through kerosene oil lamps. Electricity, diesel power generators, and gas are used as fuel by a small proportion of the population for light, cooking and heating.
Major Industries		Fisheries and WAPDA’s power generation plants at Pasni, Gawadar, Ormara, and Jiwani.
Communication (1996)		Metalled Road		58 Km
Commercial		Shingle Road		589 Km
Commercial		Earthen Road		66 Km
Commercial		Railway		None
Commercial		Airport		4