West Nias Regency

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West Nias Regency (Kabupaten Nias Barat)
Regency
Seal
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Lahömi
Government
• Regent	Khenoki Waruwu
• Vice Regent	Era Era Hia
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Evolut Zebua (PDI-P)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Haogömanö Gulö (People's Conscience Party) and Tolosökhi Halawa (Nasdem)
Area
• Total	520.34 km2 (200.90 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1]
• Total	89,994
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	niasbaratkab.go.id

West Nias Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Nias Barat) is a regency in North Sumatra province of Indonesia. The regency seat is Lahomi. It covers the western portion of Nias Island. The Regency covers an area of 520.34 km², and had a population of 81,807 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 89,994 at the 2020 Census.^[3] This regency was founded in 2008 by UU (Law) No.46 Tahun (Year) 2008; formerly, the area was part of Nias Regency.

Borders[]

West Nias Regency is bordered by:^[4]

• North: Tugala Oyo District of North Nias Regency;
• South: Lolowa'u District of South Nias Regency;
• East: Botomuzoi, Hili Serangkai, Gido, and Ma'u Districts of Nias Regency;
• West: Indian Sea.

Administration[]

The regency is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km²) and their populations at the 2010 Census ^[2] and the 2020 Census.^[5] The table also includes their administrative centres and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) within each district, and its post code.

Notes: (a) Sirombu District includes the eleven offshore Hinako Islands. (b) except the village of Hayo, with a post code of 22867.

References[]

Coordinates: 1°03′35″N 97°35′10″E / 1.0597°N 97.5861°E / 1.0597; 97.5861

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