West Nias Regency

Nias Barat Regency
Nias Barat
Regency
Country Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Capital Lahomi
Government
  Regent Adrianus Aroziduhu Gulo
  Vice Regent Hermit Hia
Population (2010)
  Total 81,461
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website

West Nias Regency (Bahasa Indonesia: Kabupaten Nias Barat) is a regency in North Sumatra province of Indonesia. The capital is Lahomi. It covers the western portion of Nias Island. This regency was founded in 2008 by UU No.46 Tahun 2008. Formerly, it was part of Nias Regency.

Borders

West Nias Regency is bordered by:[1]

Administration

The regency is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2] The districts are sub-divided into 105 villages.[3]

Name Population
Census 2010[2]
Number
of villages
Sirombu 9,478 25
Lahomi 7,548 11
Ulu Moro'o 7,666 5
Lolofitu Moi 13,674 8
Mandrehe Utara
(North Mandrehe)
7,920 12
Mandrehe 18,697 20
Mandrehe Barat
(West Mandrehe)
7,384 14
Moro'o 9,440 10

References

  1. West Nias Regency Profile (Bahasa Indonesia)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. [Main Book of Code and Data of the Indonesian's Provinces, Regencies/Cities, and Sub-districts of Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs]


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