Lower South Waziristan District

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Lower South Waziristan
ضلع جنوبی وزیرستان زیریں
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location of Upper South Waziristan District (highlighted in red).
Location of Upper South Waziristan District (highlighted in red).
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionDera Ismail Khan
Established13 April 2022
Founded byPTI Government
Headquarters Wana
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4
languagesHindko • Pashto • Urdu

Lower South Waziristan District (Urdu: ضلع جنوبی وزیرستان زیریں; Pashto: لر جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ) is district located in Dera Ismail Khan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Lower South Waziristan District was created in April 2022 by bifurcation of the South Waziristan District.[1]Wana as its capital.[2][3][4]

Total Population of the district is 307815 according to Census of 2017.[citation needed]

Administration

The district is divided into the following tehsils:

See also

References

  1. ^ "KP Cabinet approves South Waziristan's bifurcation for effective management". 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "South Waziristan split into two districts - Upper and Lower". 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "South Waziristan divided into two districts". 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "South Waziristan divided into two districts". 14 October 2022.


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