🇮🇩 North Nias Regency

North Nias Regency is located on Nias Island in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 29 October 2008 from several districts that had previously been part of Nias Regency. It occupies the northern portion of Nias Island and has an area of 1,520.54 square kilometres (587.1 sq mi). At the 2010 census, it had a population of 127,244, and 147,274 at the 2020 census; the official estimate of mid-2024 was 158,676. The regency's administrative capital is Lotu.