Upper South Waziristan District

Upper South Waziristan
ضلع بالائی جنوبی وزیرستان
پورتنۍ جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pir Ghar, Baddar
Pir Ghar, Baddar
Upper South Waziristan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Upper South Waziristan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionDera Ismail Khan
Established13 April 2022
HeadquartersSpinkai
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • MayorN/A
 • Deputy CommissionerMr. Ashfaq Khan (BPS-18 PCS)
 • District Police OfficerNiaz Muhammad (BPS-18 PSP)
Area
 • Total
2,815 km2 (1,087 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
367,364
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5
LanguagesPashto • Urdu

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2017census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "KP Cabinet approves South Waziristan's bifurcation for effective management". 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "South Waziristan split into two districts - Upper and Lower". 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "South Waziristan divided into two districts". 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ "South Waziristan divided into two districts". 14 October 2022.