South Waziristan Upper District: New District (2022), KP

South Waziristan Upper District: Quick Answers

Created: Notified October 2022 under the Land Revenue Act 1967
Sub-divisions (as notified): Sarwakai and Ladha
Tehsils (as notified): Tiarza, Serwakai, Shawal, Ladha, Makin, Shaktui and Sararogha
2023 census: The census counted the units now in South Waziristan Upper under South Waziristan (census district): Sararogha tehsil 145,118; Ladha tehsil 108,344; Makin tehsil 66,042; Tiarza tehsil 65,798; Serwekai tehsil 58,804; Shaktoi tehsil 44,332. Shawal has no separate row. PBS gives no district total; the six rows add up to 488,438 people on 2,815 km².
Headquarters: Spinkai Raghazai
Province / territory: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Culture: The district is home to Mahsud tribes across valleys such as Ladha, Makin and Shawal.
Education: Colleges are being rebuilt and expanded across the district after years of conflict-related disruption.
Healthcare: A district headquarters hospital serves Spinkai Raghazai and the surrounding tehsils.
Villages / local areas: Ladha, Makin, Sararogha and Shawal.

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2023, Table 1.

Administrative status: Dawn, 14 October 2022.

South Waziristan Upper was created in April 2022, when the former South Waziristan district was divided in two, with Spinkai Raghazai as its headquarters.

Population and headquarters in South Waziristan Upper District

The district headquarters is Spinkai Raghazai. The available public data note is About 367,000 (2017 census). Check the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and the relevant provincial department for updated official tables.

Education in South Waziristan Upper District

Colleges are being rebuilt and expanded across the district after years of conflict-related disruption.

Hospitals and healthcare in South Waziristan Upper District

A district headquarters hospital serves Spinkai Raghazai and the surrounding tehsils.

Culture and geography of South Waziristan Upper

The district is home to Mahsud tribes across valleys such as Ladha, Makin and Shawal.

Public issues in South Waziristan Upper District

Rebuilding markets, schools and roads after years of displacement remains an ongoing task.

Villages and local places in South Waziristan Upper District

Ladha, Makin, Sararogha and Shawal.

Sources: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census material and public provincial or district sources. Statistics are not presented where the source dataset does not provide them.

South Waziristan Upper District: FAQ

When was South Waziristan divided?

The KP cabinet approved the division on 12 April 2022; the notification creating South Waziristan Upper and Lower came in October 2022. (Dawn)

What is the headquarters of South Waziristan Upper?

Spinkai Raghazai. (Dawn)

Has South Waziristan Upper been renamed Mahsud Waziristan?

The chief minister announced the name Mahsud Waziristan on 31 January 2025, after an assembly resolution in September 2024. We have not found a renaming notification. (The News)