Upper South Waziristan District is

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

located in

Dera Ismail Khan Division Dera Ismail Khan Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the southernmost division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Location Dera Ismail Khan Division borders Bannu Division (also Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in t ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

, Pakistan. The Upper South Waziristan District was created in 13 April 2022 by bifurcation of the

South Waziristan District South Waziristan District ( ps, سويلي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) was a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before splitting in to Lower South Waziristan District and Upper South Waziristan District and ...

. with Spinkai Karzai as its capital.

Administration

The district is divided into the following tehsils: *

Makin Tehsil Makin Tehsil is a subdivision located in South Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 58,700 according to the 2017 census. The main town is Makeen. Notable people * Mulla Powinda * alik Muhammad Nawaz Abdallai* alik ...

Ladha Tehsil Ladha Tehsil is a subdivision located in South Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 109,710 according to the 2017 census. See also * Alamzaib Mahsud *Mulla Powinda * Said Alam Mahsud See also * List of tehsils o ...

Serwekai Tehsil Serwekai Tehsil is a subdivision located in South Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 54,278 according to the 2017 census. Notable people *Manzoor Pashteen See also * Serwekai * List of tehsils of Khyber Pakht ...

Tiarza Tehsil Tiarza Tehsil is a subdivision located in South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four prov ...

References

South Waziristan Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2022 establishments in Pakistan {{KhyberPakhtunkhwa-geo-stub