North Nias

regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Administrative Area Regency Of Indonesia Q5853

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Inception
November 26, 2008[21]
Native label
Nias Utara[27]

Location

Coordinate location
🗺️ 1.387°, 97.360°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
North Sumatra[2]
Shares border with
West Nias, Gunungsitoli[5][6]

Population and size

Area
+1202.78[29]
Elevation above sea level
+62[28]
Population
+144011[24]
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Capital
Lotu[4]
Executive body
Wikidata item[19]
Highest judicial authority
District Court of Gunung Sitoli[20]
Name
Nias Utara[30]
Office held by the head of government
Regent of North Nias[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Govdirectory[31]
Separated from
Nias[22]
Statistics Indonesia area code
1224[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en North Nias en North Nias, Indonesia en North Nias Regency de Nias Utara id Kab. Nias Utara id Kabupaten Nias Utara it Nias Nord nl Nias Utara nl Noord-Nias ru Северный Ниас uk Північний Ніас vi Bắc Nias zh 北尼亚斯县
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Administrative code of Indonesia
12.24
Freebase ID
/m/0521hh6
GeoNames ID
9843567
Museum-digital place ID
83361
OpenStreetMap relation ID
8484718
Topic's main category
Category:North Nias Regency
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Contained subdivisions 11
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Shares border with 2
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Capital 1
Country 1
Instance of 1
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Summary

North Nias is a regency of Indonesia[1].

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] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 45 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. 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] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 45 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 45 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: 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 Utara
    "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 → 62 metre
    Area → 1,202.78 square kilometre
    Shares border with → West Nias, Gunungsitoli
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → North Sumatra
    + 13 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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