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South Nias Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Area
  
1,626 km²

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Province
  
North Sumatra

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Nias Selatan (South Nias) Regency is a regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia. In 2010, the regency covered an area of 1,625.91 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 289,876. Its seat is 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.

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Administrative districts

The regency is divided into 18 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:

Tourism

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

  • Sorake Beach is second best in the world after Hawaii Beach for surfing. It has 5 level of waves which only occurs here. Located in Luaha Gundre Maniamolo district with wave height maximum 3-4 meters and it depends on the wind.
  • Beaches in Pulau Batu, Pulau Batu Barat, and Pulau Batu Utara districts with wave height maximum 8-9 meters, but have only limited infrastructures.

    • References

    South Nias Regency Wikipedia
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