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West Nias Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Population
  
81,461 (2010)

Capital
  
Lahomi

Website
  
[1]

Province
  
North Sumatra

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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.

Contents

Map of West Nias Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Borders

West Nias Regency is bordered by:

  • 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 2010 Census population. The districts are sub-divided into 105 villages.

    References

    West Nias Regency Wikipedia
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