Upper South Waziristan District (Urdu: ضلع بالائی جنوبی وزیرستان; Pashto: پورتنۍ جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ) is a district located in the Dera Ismail Khan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Upper South Waziristan District was established on 13 April 2022 when the South Waziristan District was bifurcated into Lower South Waziristan and Upper South Waziristan.[2] Spinkai ragzai region was declared as its capital.[3][4][5]
Upper South Waziristan
ضلع بالائی جنوبی وزیرستان پورتنۍ جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ | |
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 Pir Ghar, Baddar | |
 Upper South Waziristan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Established | 13 April 2022 |
| Headquarters | Spinkai |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Mayor | N/A |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mr. Ashfaq Khan (BPS-18 PCS) |
| • District Police Officer | Niaz Muhammad (BPS-18 PSP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,815 km2 (1,087 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 367,364 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Languages | Pashto • Urdu |
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2017 census, the area that would become the Upper South Waziristan district had 50,745 households and a population of 367,364, entirely rural. Upper South Waziristan had a sex ratio of 908 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 38.65% - 57.01% for males and 18.58% for females. 129,568 (37.61%) were under 10 years of age. 110 (0.03%) were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 95.48% of the population. 3.21% of the population spoke 'Other' languages, most likely Ormuri.[1]
Administration
editThe district is divided into the following tehsils:
- Makin Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل مکین)(Pashto: مکین تحصیل)
- Ladha Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل لدھا)(Pashto: لده تحصیل)
- Serwekai Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل سرویکائی)(Pashto: سروکۍ تحصیل)
- Tiarza Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل تیارزه)(Pashto: تیارزه تحصیل)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "KP Cabinet approves South Waziristan's bifurcation for effective management". 13 April 2022.
- ^ "South Waziristan split into two districts - Upper and Lower". 14 October 2022.
- ^ "South Waziristan divided into two districts". 14 October 2022.
- ^ "South Waziristan divided into two districts". 14 October 2022.
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