Nias Regency

Nias Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia; it lies on the east side of Nias Island. The regency formerly covered the entire island, and had an area of 3,495.39 square kilometres following the creation of the new regency of Nias Selatan but prior to the creation of the new regencies of Nias Utara and Nias Barat and the independent municipality of Gunungsitoli from parts of Nias Regency. According to the 2010 census the reduced Regency now covers 853.42 km2, and had a population of 131,377;[2] the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 143,319.[1] Its seat is Gido.[3]

Nias Regency

(Kabupaten Nias)
Regency
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatGidö
Government
 • RegentSökhiatulö Laoli
 • Vice RegentArosökhi Waruwu
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesAlinuru Laoli (Partai Demokrat)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesSabayuti Gulo (PDI-P) and Ameyunus Zai (Golkar)
Area
 • Total853.42 km2 (329.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total143,319
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiteniaskab.go.id

Administration

The regency was previously divided administratively into 32 districts (kecamatan).[4] However, following the creation 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 (Sogae'adu) was created in 2012 from part of Gido district.[5] These districts are tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their 2010 Census populations:.[6] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and it postal code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010[6]		Number of
villages		Post
code
Idanö Gawo138.6625,6752822872
Bawölato204.4622,9652522876
Ulugawo65.979,7401422861
Gidö110.0631,6602122871
Sogae'adu[7]41.27(a)1122871
Ma'u61.199,4241122855
Somölö-mölö44.856,1621122871
Hiliduho65.089,1261622854
Hili Serangkai61.927,5831522850
Botumuzöi59.989,0421822815

Note that the last-named three districts now form an exclave, separated from the rest of the Regency by Gunungsitoli city.
(a) the population of Songa'adu in 2010 is included with the figure for Gido district (from which it was split in 2012).

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 9. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  3. "PP No. 30/2016: Ibukota Kabupaten Nias Pindah ke Kecamatan Gido" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  4. "PEMERINTAH". Government of Kabupaten Nias. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  5. admin. "Dewan Setujui Usulan Pembentukan Kecamatan Sogaeadu | KPK POS | KORAN KORUPSI - POLITIK - KRIMINAL". Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. "niaskab.go.id – Maju, Mandiri dan Sejahtera". Retrieved 2019-05-08.

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