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Nias

regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Administrative Area Regency Of Indonesia Q5841

Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of
regency of Indonesia
Official website
www.niaskab.go.id

Location

Country
Indonesia[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 1.033°, 97.767°[21]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
North Sumatra[2]
Shares border with
Gunungsitoli, West Nias, South Nias[5][6][7]

Population and size

Area
+809.7
Elevation above sea level
+76
Population
+132329
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 132,329 GeoNames 138,360 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗
More facts +10
Capital
Gido, Gunungsitoli[4]
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Hiliduho, Idanogawo, Hiliserangkai, Botomuzoi, Ma'u, Somolo-Molo, Sogae'adu, Gido, Bawolato, Ulugawo, Lolomatua, Gomo, Lahusa, Hibala, Pulau-Pulau Batu, Teluk Dalam, Amandraya, Lolowa'u, Lotu, Sawo, Tuhemberua, Sitolu Ori, Namohalu Esiwa, Alasa Talumuzoi, Alasa, Tugala Oyo, Afulu, Lahewa, East Lahewa, Lahomi, Sirombu, West Mandrehe, Moro'o, Mandrehe, North Mandrehe, Lolofitu Moi, Ulu Moro'o, North Gunungsitoli, Gunungsitoli Alo'oa, Gunungsitoli, South Gunungsitoli, West Gunungsitoli, Gunungsitoli Idanoi[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Executive body
Wikidata item[19]
Highest judicial authority
District Court of Gunung Sitoli[20]
Legislative body
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Nias[18]
Name
Nias
Office held by the head of government
Regent of Nias
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Govdirectory
Significant event
boundary change, boundary change, boundary change, boundary change[22][23][24][25]
Statistics Indonesia area code
1201
🏷️ Also known as
en Nias en Nias Regency de Kabupaten Nias id Kabupaten Nias id Kab. Nias ru Ниас uk Ніас zh 尼亚斯县
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Administrative code of Indonesia
12.04
Freebase ID
/m/051vh8x
GeoNames ID
1214405
INaturalist place ID
49360
OpenStreetMap relation ID
8484717
Quora topic ID
Nias
Related category
Category:District in Nias Regency
Topic's main category
Category:Nias Regency
Who's on First ID
102018415
Yale LUX ID
place/4d4cc89f-ed5d-4e92-910b-e70f1a1086d2
📚 Sources · 1
  • GeoNames as of 2026-09-26 · 1 statement · CC BY 4.0 CC BY 4.0 — attribution: GeoNames (www.geonames.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Values as shipped.

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Source
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Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
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Credit
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🔗 Connections
Contained subdivisions 43
Teluk Dalam, Idanogawo, Bawolato, Gido, Hiliduho, Lahewa, Sirombu, Afulu +35 more
Contains the administrative territorial entity 43
Teluk Dalam, Idanogawo, Bawolato, Gido, Hiliduho, Lahewa, Sirombu, Afulu +35 more
← Separated from 4
Gunungsitoli, South Nias, North Nias, West Nias
Shares border with 3
Gunungsitoli, South Nias, West Nias
← Shares border with 3
Gunungsitoli, South Nias, West Nias
Capital 2
Gunungsitoli, Gido
← Capital of 2
Gunungsitoli, Gido
Country 1
Indonesia
Instance of 1
regency of Indonesia
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
North Sumatra
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Govdirectory
Topic's main category 1
Category:Nias Regency
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Nias Regency
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
North Sumatra
← SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Nias is a regency of Indonesia[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Nias covers an area of 809.7 km²[26]. Nias sits at an elevation of 76 m[27]. Nias has a population of {'amount': '+132329'}[28].

Related Entities

Indonesia Sędziszów WikiProject Govdirectory

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Government Regulation Number 30 of 2016. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 45 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 46 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 47 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive body → Wikidata item
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #59105: executive body"
  2. 6w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → District Court of Gunung Sitoli
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56462: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 11w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Nias
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #48356: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  4. 27w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → 76 metre
    Area → 809.7 square kilometre
    Shares border with → Gunungsitoli, West Nias, South Nias
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → North Sumatra
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #29483: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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