Nias Regency

{{Short description|Regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia}} {{Expand Indonesian|Kabupaten Nias|date=December 2008}} {{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Nias Regency | native_name = ''Kabupaten Nias'' | native_name_lang = id | image_skyline = Nias Regent office.png | image_alt = | image_caption = Nia's Regent office | type = Regency | image_shield = Logo kabupaten nias.png | shield_alt = | motto = {{force singular}} ''Data tuwu tano Niha'' (Unite to build the land of Nias) | image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Nias.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = North Sumatra | seat_type = Regency seat | seat = Gido | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Ya'atulo Gulo|lt=Ya'atulö Gulö|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Arota Lase|lt=Arota Lase|id}} | leader_title2 = Chairman of Council of Representatives | leader_name2 = Alinuru Laoli (Partai Demokrat) | leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives | leader_name3 = Sabayuti Gulö (PDI-P) and Ameyunus Zai (Golkar) | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 853.44 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate | population_total = 155629 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_footnotes = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Nias Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201)</ref> | timezone1 = WIB | utc_offset1 = +7 | website = {{URL|http://niaskab.go.id}} | footnotes = }}

'''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 South Nias on 25 February 2003. It was further reduced by the creation of the new regencies of North Nias (''Kabupaten Nias Utara'') and West Nias (''Kabupaten 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<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 146,672 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 155,629 (comprising 76,052 males and 79,577 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Nias Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201)</ref> Its seat is the town of Gido.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://setkab.go.id/pp-no-302016-ibukota-kabupaten-nias-pindah-ke-kecamatan-gido/|title=PP No. 30/2016: Ibukota Kabupaten Nias Pindah ke Kecamatan Gido|language=id-ID|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>

== Administration == The regency was previously divided administratively into 32 districts (''kecamatan'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niaskab.go.id/pemerintah.php|title=PEMERINTAH|publisher=Government of Kabupaten Nias|accessdate=December 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20080321185210/http://www.niaskab.go.id/pemerintah.php|archivedate=March 21, 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kpkpos.com/v2/dewan-setujui-usulan-pembentukan-kecamatan-sogaeadu/|title=Dewan Setujui Usulan Pembentukan Kecamatan Sogaeadu {{!}} KPK POS {{!}} KORAN KORUPSI - POLITIK - KRIMINAL|last=admin|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> These districts are tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011"/> and 2020 Census<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021"/> populations, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Nias Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201)</ref> 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.

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode Wilayah || Name of District (''kecamatan'') || Area in km2 || Pop'n Census 2010|| Pop'n Census 2020|| Pop'n Estimate mid 2024|| Admin centre ||No. of villages||Post code |- | 12.04.10 || Idanogawo <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Idanogawo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201060)</ref>||align="right"|138.66||align="right"|25,675||align="right"|26,967||align="right"|28,456||Tetehosi||align="center"|28||22872 |- | 12.04.11 || Bawolato <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Gido Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201061)</ref>||align="right"|204.46||align="right"|22,965||align="right"|25,113||align="right"|26,610||Sisarahili Bawolato||align="center"|25||22876 |- | 12.04.27 || Ulugawo <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Ulugawo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201062)</ref>||align="right"|65.97||align="right"|9,740||align="right"|10,191||align="right"|10,679||Holi||align="center"|14||22861 |- | 12.04.06 || Gido <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Gido Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201070)</ref>||align="right"|110.06||align="right"|31,660||align="right"|23,326||align="right"|25,101||Hiliweto||align="center"|21||22871 |- | 12.04.35 || Sogae'adu <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Sogae'adu Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201071)</ref>||align="right"|41.27||align="right"|(a)||align="right"|11,749||align="right"|12,479||Sogae'adu||align="center"|11||22871 |- | 12/04.28 || Ma'u <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Ma'u Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201081)</ref>||align="right"|61.19||align="right"|9,424||align="right"|10,584||align="right"|11,399||Lasara Siwalubanua||align="center"|11||22855 |- | 12.04.29 || Somolo-molo <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Somolo-molo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201082)</ref>||align="right"|44.85||align="right"|6,162||align="right"|6,558||align="right"|6,918||Somolo-molo||align="center"|11||22871 |- | 12.04.05 || Hiliduho <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Hiliduho Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201130)</ref>||align="right"|65.08||align="right"|9,126||align="right"|9,830||align="right"|10,417||Hiliduho||align="center"|16||22854 |- | 12.04.20 || Hiliserangkai <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Hiliserangkai Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201131)</ref>||align="right"|61.92||align="right"|7,583||align="right"|12,676||align="right"|13,339||Dahadano Botombawo||align="center"|15||22850 |- | 12.04.21 || Botomuzoi <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Botomuzoi Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1201132)</ref>||align="right"|59.98||align="right"|9,042||align="right"|9,678||align="right"|10,231||Hiliwa'ele I||align="center"|18||22815 |- | || ''Totals'' ||align="right"|''853.44''||align="right"|''131,377''||align="right"|''146,672''||align="right"|''155,629''||''Gido''||align="center"|''170''||

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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Category:Regencies of North Sumatra