South Nias

regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q5918
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Summary

South Nias is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (regency of indonesia category, ranking #47 of 401).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Sumatra[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Teluk Dalam[5]
  • Shares border with: Nias[6], West Nias[7]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gomo[8], Lahusa[9], Hibala[10], Pulau-Pulau Batu[11], Teluk Dalam[12], Amandraya[13], Lolowa'u[14], Susua[15], Hilimegai[16], Toma[17], Umbunasi[18], East Pulau-Pulau Batu[19], Fanayama[20], Ulunoyo[21]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Nias Selatan[22]
  • Executive body: Q114187005[23]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470528[24]
  • Commons category: South Nias Regency[25]
  • Inception: February 25, 2003[26]
  • Separated from: Nias[27]
  • Official website: https://niasselatankab.go.id/[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:South Nias Regency[29]
  • Population: 289,876[30]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of South Nias[31]
  • Official name: Kabupaten Nias Selatan[32]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 1214[33]
  • Elevation above sea level: 229 m[34]
  • Area: 1825.5 km²[35]
  • Name: Nias Selatan[36]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[37]
  • Related category: Category:District in South Nias Regency[38]

Why It Matters

South Nias has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 22h ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 22
    Executive body → Q114187005
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'ban', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'kge', 'min', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470528
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 7w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Nias Selatan
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  4. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+229'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1825.5'}
    Shares border with → Nias, West Nias
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29483|batch #29483]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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