South Nias Regency


Nias Selatan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia. In 2015, the regency covered an area of 2,487.98 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 289,708; the 2015 Census showed a population of 308,281 and the latest estimate is 360,683. Its administrative centre is the port of Teluk Dalam. Apart from the southern portion of Nias Island, the regency also includes the smaller Batu Islands to the south, lying between Nias and Siberut.

Administrative districts

The regency was divided into eighteen districts at the time of the 2010 Census, However, since 2010 seventeen additional districts have been created from parts of existing districts, notably in the Batu Islands where there are now seven districts compared with the three in 2010, but also on Nias Island itself where there are now twenty-eight districts within the Regency compared with fifteen in 2010. These are all tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2015 Census populations:
NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census 2015
Hibala225.759,6204,449
Tanah Masa451.433,626
Pulau Pulau Batu 105.0916,3656,491
Pulau Pulau Batu Timur
372.052,4831,678
Simuk20.421,217
Pulau Pulau Batu Barat
21.061,511
Pulau Pulau Batu Utara
6.302,447
Total Kepulauan Batu1,201.1028,46821,419
Teluk Dalam41.3027,80119,129
Fanayama82.4919,84418,400
Toma41.268,01310,367
Maniamolo75.3213,4349,802
Mazino39.498,27410,931
Luahagundre Maniamolo50.398,452
Onolalau25.375,278
Amandraya76.7617,09910,478
Aramo63.497,76214,622
Ulususua57.1811,180
Lahusa80.3634,91521,854
Sidua'ori62.407,253
Somambawa40.6312,301
Gomo37.5625,0789,626
Susua28.2314,96618,457
Mazo29.0315,12910,052
Umbunasi32.817,84010,186
Idanotae28.319,837
Ulu Idanotae14.336,460
Boronadu29.338,339
Lolomatua21.5925,1987,912
Ulunoyo48.999,108
Huruna49.2810,330
Lolowa'u48.0330,0885,816
Hilimegai40.155,7995,628
O'o'u73.165,813
Onahazumba28.454,940
Hilisalawa40.194,311

Notes:
The 2010 population of Tanah Masa District is included in the 2010 population of Hibala District.
The 2010 populations of Simuk District, Pulau Pulau Batu Barat District and Pulau Pulau Batu Utara District are included in the 2010 population of Pulau Pulau Batu District.
The 2010 populations of the thirteen new districts on Nias Island are included in the 2010 populations of the districts from which they were split off.
The four new districts in the Batu Islands are Pulau Pulau Batu Barat, Pulau Pulau Batu Utara, Simuk and Tanah Masa. The thirteen new districts on Nias Island itself are Hilisalawa'ahe, O'o'u, Onohazumba, Ulususua, Ulunoyo, Huruna, Luahagundre Maniomolo, Onolalu, Boronadu, Sidua'ori, Somambawa, Ulu Idanotae, and Idanotae.

Tourism

South Nias Regency is paradise for surfers with 4 surfer beaches: