Upper South Waziristan District
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Upper South Waziristan
ضلع بالائی جنوبی وزیرستان پورتنۍ جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
 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 | 130.5/km2 (338.0/sq mi) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Languages | Pashto • Urdu |
Upper South Waziristan District (Urdu: ضلع بالائی جنوبی وزیرستان; Pashto: پورتنۍ جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ) is a district located in 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.[3] Spinkai ragzai region was declared as its capital.[4][5][6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | ... | — |
| 2017 | 367,364 | — |
| 2023 | ... | — |
| Sources:[7] | ||
At 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
The district is divided into the following tehsils:
| Tehsil | Name
(Urdu) (Pashto) |
Area
(km²)[8] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[9] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladha Tehsil | (Urdu: تحصیل لدھا)(Pashto: لده تحصیل) | 289 | 108,344 | 374.89 | 47.95% | |
| Makin Tehsil | (Urdu: تحصیل مکین)(Pashto: مکین تحصیل) | 404 | 66,042 | 163.47 | 48.71% | |
| Sararogha Tehsil | 813 | 145,118 | 178.5 | 35.07% | ||
| Sarwakai Tehsil | (Urdu: تحصیل سرویکائی)(Pashto: سروکۍ تحصیل) | 398 | 58,804 | 147.75 | 37.67% | |
| Shaktoi Tehsil | 177 | 44,332 | 250.46 | 32.93% | ||
| Shawal Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tiarza Tehsil | (Urdu: تحصیل تیارزه)(Pashto: تیارزه تحصیل) | 734 | 65,798 | 89.64 | 27.31% |
