Nias Regency
(Kabupaten Nias)
Regency
Coat of arms of Nias Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Data tuwu tano Niha
(Unite to build the land of Nias)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatGido
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 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total149,249
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiteniaskab.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 2022 was 149,249.[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 2022.[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 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
12.04.10Idanogawo138.6625,67526,96727,363Tetehosi2822872
12.04.11Bawolato204.4622,96525,11325,537Sisarahili Bawolato2522876
12.04.27Ulugawo65.979,74010,19110,306Holi1422861
12.04.06Gido110.0631,66023,32623,904Hiliweto2122871
12.04.35Sogaeadu [7]41.27(a)11,74911,961Sogaeadu1122871
12/04.28Ma'u61.199,42410,58410,851Lasara Siwalubanua1122855
12.04.29Somolo-molo44.856,1626,5586,654Somolo-molo1122871
12.04.06Hiliduho65.089,1269,8309,997Hiliduho1622854
12.04.20Hiliserangkai61.927,58312,67612,846Dahadano Botombawo1522850
12.04.21Botumuzoi59.989,0429,6789,830Hiliwaele I1822815
Totals853.44131,377146,672149,249Gido170

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Nias Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1204)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "PP No. 30/2016: Ibukota Kabupaten Nias Pindah ke Kecamatan Gido" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  5. ↑ "PEMERINTAH". Government of Kabupaten Nias. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ admin. "Dewan Setujui Usulan Pembentukan Kecamatan Sogaeadu | KPK POS | KORAN KORUPSI - POLITIK - KRIMINAL". Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  7. ↑ "niaskab.go.id – Maju, Mandiri dan Sejahtera". Retrieved 2019-05-08.

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