Upper South Waziristan District
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Upper South Waziristan
ضلع بالائی جنوبی وزیرستان پورتنۍ جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ | |
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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 |
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