Lower South Waziristan District

District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan

Lower South Waziristan

ضلع زیریں جنوبی وزیرستان
ښکته جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ

District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Location of Upper South Waziristan District (highlighted in red).

Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division| Dera Ismail Khan
Established| 13 April 2022
Founded by| PTI Government
Headquarters|  Wana
Government

• Type| District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner| Mohammad Nasir Khan (BPS-18 PCS)
• District Police Officer| Farmanullah Khan (BPS-18 PSP)
• Mayor| N/A
Area

• Total| 3,805 km2 (1,469 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[1]

• Total| 307,851
• Density| 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils| 4
languages| Hindko • Pashto • Urdu

Lower South Waziristan District (Urdu: ضلع زیریں جنوبی وزیرستان; Pashto: ښکته جنوبي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ) is adistrict located in the Dera Ismail Khan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Lower South Waziristan District was created in April 2022 after the South Waziristan District was bifurcated into Lower South Waziristan and Upper South Waziristan.[2] Wana city serves as its capital and district headquarters.[3][4][5]

## Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2017 census, the area that would become Lower South Waziristan district had 28,938 households and a population of 307,851. The entire population was rural. Lower South Waziristan had a sex ratio of 887 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.27% - 42.49% for males and 14.06% for females. 115,795 (37.61%) were under 10 years of age. 252 (0.08%) were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 97.82% of the population.[1]

## Administration[edit]

The district is divided into the following four tehsils:

* Wana (Urdu: تحصیل وانا)(Pashto: واڼه تحصیل)
* Toi Khullah (Urdu: تحصیل توئی خلہ)(Pashto: توي خولا تحصیل)
* Birmil (Urdu: تحصیل برمل)(Pashto: برمل تحصیل)

## See also[edit]

* Upper South Waziristan District

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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.

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Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial capital: Peshawar

Bannu|

* Bannu
* Lakki Marwat
* North Waziristan

Dera Ismail Khan|

* Dera Ismail Khan
* Tank
* Lower South Waziristan
* Upper South Waziristan

Hazara|

* Abbottabad
* Allai
* Battagram
* Haripur
* Kolai-Palas
* Upper Kohistan
* Lower Kohistan
* Mansehra
* Torghar

Kohat|

* Hangu
* Karak
* Kohat
* Kurram
* Orakzai

Malakand|

* Bajaur
* Buner
* Central Dir
* Lower Chitral
* Lower Dir
* Malakand
* Shangla
* Swat
* Upper Dir
* Upper Chitral

Mardan|

* Mardan
* Swabi

Peshawar|

* Charsadda
* Nowshera
* Peshawar
* Khyber
* Mohmand

Former|

* Chitral
* South Waziristan

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