Nias Regency

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Nias Regency
(Kabupaten Nias)
Logo kabupaten nias.png
Motto(s): 
Data tuwu tano Niha
(Unite to build the land of Nias)
Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Nias.svg
Country Indonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seat Gido
Government
  RegentYa'atulö Gulö
  Vice RegentArota Lase
  Chairman of Council of RepresentativesAlinuru Laoli (Partai Demokrat)
  Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesSabayuti Gulö (PDI-P) and Ameyunus Zai (Golkar)
Area
  Total853.44 km2 (329.52 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total146,895
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website niaskab.go.id

Nias Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia; it lies on the east side of Nias Island. The regency originally covered the entire island, but was reduced to the northern half, with an area of 3,495.39 square kilometres, following the creation of the new regency of Nias Selatan on 25 February 2003. It was further reduced by the creation of the new regencies of Nias Utara and Nias Barat and the independent municipality of Gunungsitoli from other parts of Nias Regency on 29 October 2008. Since the separation of the new regencies and municipality, the reduced Regency now covers 853.44 km2 of land in the eastern part of the island (partly surrounding the coastal city of Gunungsitoli), and had a population of 131,377 at the 2010 Census [2] and 146,672 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 146,895. [1] Its seat is the town of Gido. [4]

Administration

The regency was previously divided administratively into 32 districts (kecamatan). [5] However, following the creation on 29 October 2008 of the new North Nias Regency, West Nias Regency and the newly independent city of Gunungsitoli, the residual Nias Regency was composed of only nine districts, although a tenth district (Sogaeadu) was created in 2012 from part of Gido district. [6] These districts are tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census [3] populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its postal code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
12.04.10Idanogawo [7] 138.6625,67526,96727,235Tetehosi2822872
12.04.11Bawolato [8] 204.4622,96525,11325,372Sisarahili Bawolato2522876
12.04.27Ulugawo [9] 65.979,74010,19110,099Holi1422861
12.04.06Gido [10] 110.0631,66023,32623,965Hiliweto2122871
12.04.35Sogae'adu [11] 41.27(a)11,74911,491Sogae'adu1122871
12/04.28Ma'u [12] 61.199,42410,58410,234Lasara Siwalubanua1122855
12.04.29Somolo-molo [13] 44.856,1626,5586,428Somolo-molo1122871
12.04.05Hiliduho [14] 65.089,1269,8309,953Hiliduho1622854
12.04.20Hiliserangkai [15] 61.927,58312,67612,563Dahadano Botombawo1522850
12.04.21Botomuzoi [16] 59.989,0429,6789,555Hiliwa'ele I1822815
Totals853.44131,377146,672146,895Gido170

Note: (a) the population of Songaeadu District in 2010 is included with the figure for Gido District (from which it was split in 2012).

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