Shawal

Shawal is recorded as Shawal in the OCHA/HDX Pakistan administrative-boundary dataset, under North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This geographical profile uses the dataset’s 9 September 2022 boundary snapshot, reviewed by the publisher on 27 September 2024. It is a dated reference, not confirmation of today’s administrative boundaries.

Shawal: boundary reference

  • Source district: North Waziristan
  • Source province or territory: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Humanitarian boundary identifier: PK52510 (not a postal code)
  • Area reported in the boundary file: 732.62 square kilometres
  • Dataset centre latitude: 32.700185° N
  • Dataset centre longitude: 69.554928° E
  • South–north extent: 32.5598° N to 32.8407° N
  • West–east extent: 69.3924° E to 69.9110° E

The area is the source polygon’s mapped area, not a newly verified legal land-area total. Extents were calculated from that polygon. The centre is a dataset reference coordinate; it is not necessarily the town centre, a government office or an entrance.

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Nearby dataset reference points

  • Makin — South Waziristan district; approximately 16.7 km between the two dataset centres.
  • Razmak — North Waziristan district; approximately 27.5 km between the two dataset centres.
  • Data Khel — North Waziristan district; approximately 32.9 km between the two dataset centres.

These are straight-line distances calculated from the source coordinates, not driving distances or proof that the administrative units share a border. For routes, select an actual settlement or destination on a current map.

District and postal lookup

Browse North Waziristan for the administrative areas and available postal-directory links held on this website. Use the precise post-office or locality name for mail. Neither the boundary identifier nor a single town’s postal code covers every address in the mapped unit.

Source and date

OCHA/HDX Pakistan administrative boundaries, version 01, administrative level 3 feature PK52510. Source organisation: World Food Programme SDI; quality-assured and published by OCHA FIS and HDX. Source boundary date: 9 September 2022; publisher review: 27 September 2024. Download the source GeoJSON archive. Attribution: CC BY 3.0 IGO. Figures are rounded for display; bounds and nearby-point distances are derived here. Source checked: 30 October 2026.

Administrative context

This directory lists Shawal as a tehsil under North Waziristan. Follow the parent link to explore the wider area.

Other tehsils listed under North Waziristan

Location details

Type
Tehsil
Local name
Shawal
Country
Pakistan

Map reference point

This marker shows the saved reference coordinates for Shawal. It is not an administrative boundary, a verified office entrance or a navigation destination.

Latitude: 32.700000   Longitude: 69.555000

Record source / review note: 2026-05-19 (Open Admin Data / OCHA COD-AB). This is the saved record note, not a new verification of the point.

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