After the division of South Waziristan District, how many districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are there?

A. 32
B. 34
C. 36
D. 38

Number of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2022

There are 36 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2022 After the division of South Waziristan District. An official notification said South Waziristan had been divided into two districts; South Waziristan Upper and South Waziristan Lower.

According to the notification, the South Waziristan Upper will comprise two sub-divisions – Sarwakai and Ladha. Spinkai Raghazai has been notified as the headquarters of the newly-created Upper district. Tiarza, Serwakai, Shawal, Ladha, Makin, Shaktui and Sararogha have been made tehsils of South Waziristan Upper. The decision has been taken under the Land Revenue Act, of 1967.

Wana has been declared the headquarters of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe-dominated South Waziristan Lower district. The lower district comprises one sub-division (Wana) and four tehsils, including Wana, Shakai, Tolkhela and Birmal.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa now has 36 districts with the bifurcation of South Waziristan.