| Gwadar Development Authority | |
| Native Name: | گوادر ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی |
| Headquarters: | Gwadar, Pakistan |
| Minister Type: | Chairman |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Chief Minister Balochistan |
| Parent Agency: | Government of Balochistan |
Gwadar Development Authority (GDA;Urdu: گوادر ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی) is a public and government sector corporation responsible for providing municipal services in Gwadar City (Southwestern Arabian Sea Coastline of Pakistan), established in October 2003,[1] to improve, enhancement and implement the master plan for Gwadar city.
Starting of work on the Gwadar Port in March 2002, it was expected that there will be a massive growth in Gwadar town and their suburb areas. In order to manage and regulate this huge growth rate, a Gwadar Master Plan was introduced.[2] The Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) was established in October 2003 to improve, enhancement and implement and regulate the Master Plan,[3] which formally suggested only the land use in Gwadar city. After the establishment of the GDA Authority, the internal road network in the city, residential and commercial land zoning, and the vision and mission for the future of Gwadar was developed and finalized.
GDA is committed to develop Gwadar town and its suburb areas as one of the modern cities and a first-class residential and commercial area of Pakistan[4] and around the world. There isn't a single piece of land owned by the government, so GDA is only a managerial body that: