South Nias Regency

South Nias Regency
(Kabupaten Nias Selatan)
Regency
Official seal of South Nias Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Furai
("Preserve")
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSumatera Utara
Regency seatTeluk Dalam
Government
 • RegentHilarius Duha
 • Vice RegentFirman Giawa
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesElisati Halawa (PDI-P)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesFa'atulö Sarumaha (Nasdem) and Agustana Ndruru (Golkar)
Area
 • Total2,487.99 km2 (960.62 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total368,834
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiteniasselatankab.go.id
Group of warriors in South Nias. Photo by Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis
Girls at an offering house at the entrance of a kampong in South Nias
Female dancers

Nias Selatan (South Nias) Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, created on 25 February 2003 by the division of the existing Nias Regency. The regency covers a land area of 2,487.99 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 289,708;[2] the 2020 Census showed a population of 360,531,[3] while the official estimate for mid 2023 was 368,834.[1] 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 (Pulau Pulau Batu) to the south, lying between Nias and Siberut; these islands occupy nearly half of the land area of the Regency, but have just 9% of its population.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024 (sum of 35 individual Katalogue reports detailed in references 4 to 38)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.