Jiwani
title: "Jiwani" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-coastal-places-in-pakistan", "populated-places-in-gwadar-district", "tehsils-of-gwadar-district", "headlands-of-pakistan", "gwatar-bay"] topic_path: "geography/pakistan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiwani" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Jiwani |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | File:Shoreline of Balochistan along Persian and Gulf of Oman.jpg |
| imagesize | 240px |
| image_alt | Picture of a street in Jiwani |
| image_caption | Darah Beach, Pakistan |
| mapsize | 100px |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Pakistan |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | [[Image:Flag of Balochistan.svg |
| subdivision_type2 | Division |
| subdivision_name2 | Makran |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Gwadar |
| subdivision_type4 | Tehsil |
| subdivision_name4 | Jiwani Tehsil |
| population_total | 25,332 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 91100 |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| :: |
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Jiwani (Urdu, ) is a town and commercial port located on the Gulf of Oman in the Gwadar District of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town has a population of 25,332 and is expected to become a major commercial centre in concert with the development of the port city of Gwadar, located nearly 60 km to the east.
Overview
Jiwani is located between the Pakistani port city of Gwadar and the Iranian port city of Chabahar at the eastern end of Gwatar Bay. The area around the bay includes an important mangrove forest, and is an important habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, especially the endangered olive ridley and green turtles. Plans to grant fishing concessions and offshore drilling rights are potentially a threat to the wildlife of the area. The population largely depends upon fishing. A number of export-oriented fish freezing plants are located in Jiwani. Jiwani is 34 km from the Iranian border.
Jiwani holds strategic importance in the region, located immediately adjacent to the shipping lanes to and from the Persian Gulf. This is the main reason that the town hosts a small naval base and an airport with a 5500 ft runway.
Jiwani was used during World War II as an Allied airfield and the remains of some airfields are still available. Visiting the accommodation area of the airfield base used during World War II in Jiwani reveals many handwritten small stories and names of Allied pilots. There is a water system which is now abandoned for use but is a marvel of civil works for meeting water requirements of the station. It used to store rain water in three stages in order to clean the water using its usual flow. The water was then pumped to the airfield, and also up to the Victoria Hut, which is nearly 5 km from the water tank system.
The Makran Coastal Highway now reaches Jiwani from Gwadar and also connects to Karachi.
According to media reports, Pakistan and China plan to build a military base in Jiwani.
Demographics
Population
Climate
Jiwani has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot and dry summers and warm winters. Most rainfall falls in winter, although there is sometimes a little rain in the monsoon season (July–August) as well.
|width = 100% |location = Jiwani (1991-2020) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 31.1 |Feb record high C = 33.0 |Mar record high C = 39.0 |Apr record high C = 40.5 |May record high C = 45.0 |Jun record high C = 48.0 |Jul record high C = 42.5 |Aug record high C = 39.5 |Sep record high C = 41.1 |Oct record high C = 40.5 |Nov record high C = 37.2 |Dec record high C = 31.1 |Jan high C = 24.5 |Feb high C = 25.9 |Mar high C = 28.7 |Apr high C = 32.5 |May high C = 34.9 |Jun high C = 34.6 |Jul high C = 32.6 |Aug high C = 31.6 |Sep high C = 31.9 |Oct high C = 33.0 |Nov high C = 30.1 |Dec high C = 26.5 |Jan mean C = 19.2 |Feb mean C = 20.6 |Mar mean C = 23.5 |Apr mean C = 27.0 |May mean C = 30.0 |Jun mean C = 30.6 |Jul mean C = 29.5 |Aug mean C = 28.5 |Sep mean C = 28.2 |Oct mean C = 27.6 |Nov mean C = 24.2 |Dec mean C = 20.7 |Jan low C = 13.9 |Feb low C = 15.3 |Mar low C = 18.3 |Apr low C = 22.0 |May low C = 25.2 |Jun low C = 26.6 |Jul low C = 26.4 |Aug low C = 25.5 |Sep low C = 24.5 |Oct low C = 22.2 |Nov low C = 18.3 |Dec low C = 14.8 |Jan record low C = 3.9 |Feb record low C = 6.0 |Mar record low C = 5.5 |Apr record low C = 15.6 |May record low C = 19.0 |Jun record low C = 22.8 |Jul record low C = 21.5 |Aug record low C = 21.7 |Sep record low C = 18.3 |Oct record low C = 13.0 |Nov record low C = 5.6 |Dec record low C = 3.9 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 21.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 16.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 6.7 |May precipitation mm = 0.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 9.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 3.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 1.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 0.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 1.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 3.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 15.4 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.9 |Feb precipitation days = 0.6 |Mar precipitation days = 0.8 |Apr precipitation days = 0.2 |May precipitation days = 0.0 |Jun precipitation days = 0.2 |Jul precipitation days = 0.4 |Aug precipitation days = 0.3 |Sep precipitation days = 0.0 |Oct precipitation days = 0.1 |Nov precipitation days = 0.3 |Dec precipitation days = 1.2 |Jan sun = 273.0 |Feb sun = 254.1 |Mar sun = 281.1 |Apr sun = 287.9 |May sun = 332.0 |Jun sun = 280.5 |Jul sun = 214.2 |Aug sun = 206.7 |Sep sun = 254.3 |Oct sun = 307.5 |Nov sun = 294.2 |Dec sun = 272.3 |Jand sun = 8.8 |Febd sun = 9.0 |Mard sun = 9.1 |Aprd sun = 9.6 |Mayd sun = 10.7 |Jund sun = 9.4 |Juld sun = 6.9 |Augd sun = 6.7 |Sepd sun = 8.5 |Octd sun = 9.9 |Novd sun = 9.8 |Decd sun = 8.8 |yeard sun = |source 1 =NOAA (extremes, sun 1961-1990) {{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41756.TXT |title = Jiwani Climate Normals 1961-1990 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201031065928/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41756.TXT |archive-date = 2020-10-31 |url-status = dead |accessdate = January 18, 2013}}
References
References
- "Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- "Inside the Ring: China plans Pakistan military base at Jiwani".
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Jiwani Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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