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. Since the separation of the new regencies and municipality, the reduced Regency now covers 853.42 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.[1] Its seat is the town of Gido.[3]

Nias Regency
(Kabupaten Nias)
Regency
Coat of arms
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
 • Total853.42 km2 (329.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total146,672
 • Density170/km2 (450/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 (Sogaeadu) 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 locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010[6]		Population
Census
2020[7]		Admin
centre		Number of
villages		Post
code
Idanogawo138.6625,67526,967Tetehosi2822872
Bawolato204.4622,96525,113Sisarahili Bawolato2522876
Ulugawo65.979,74010,191Holi1422861
Gido110.0631,66023,326Hiliweto2122871
Sogaeadu[8]41.27(a)11,749Sogaeadu1122871
Ma'u61.199,42410,584Lasara Siwalubanua1122855
Somolo-molo44.856,1626,558Somolo-molo1122871
Hiliduho65.089,1269,830Hiliduho1622854
Hiliserangkai61.927,58312,676Dahadano Botombawo1522850
Botumuzoi59.989,0429,678Hiliwaele I1822815
Totals853.44131,377146,672Gido152

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

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  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. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. "niaskab.go.id – Maju, Mandiri dan Sejahtera". Retrieved 2019-05-08.

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