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title="نياس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="نياس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADas" title="Nías – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Nías" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias_adas%C4%B1" title="Nias adası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Nias adası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Ніас – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ніас" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Ниас – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ниас" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Nias" title="Pulau Nias – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Pulau Nias" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Νίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADas" title="Nías – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Nías" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niaso" title="Niaso – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Niaso" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="نیاس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیاس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%8A%A4%EC%84%AC" title="니아스섬 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="니아스섬" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%BD" title="Նիաս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Նիաս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8" title="नियास – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="नियास" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Nias" title="Pulau Nias – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pulau Nias" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulo_Nias" title="Pulo Nias – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Pulo Nias" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Ниас – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ниас" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niasa" title="Niasa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Niasa" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niasas" title="Niasas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Niasas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nia mw-list-item"><a href="https://nia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan%C3%B6_Niha" title="Tanö Niha – Nias" lang="nia" hreflang="nia" data-title="Tanö Niha" data-language-autonym="Li Niha" data-language-local-name="Nias" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Li Niha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="نياس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نياس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Nieh" title="Pulau Nieh – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Pulau Nieh" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E5%B3%B6" title="ニアス島 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニアス島" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Ниас – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ниас" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias,_Indonesien" title="Nias, Indonesien – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Nias, Indonesien" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81" title="நியாஸ் தீவு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="நியாஸ் தீவு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8B" title="เกาะนียัซ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เกาะนียัซ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Ніас – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Ніас" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Nias" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" 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Indonesia</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the regency, see <a href="/wiki/Nias_Regency" title="Nias Regency">Nias Regency</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/NIAS_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="NIAS (disambiguation)">NIAS (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129712854">.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-title-embed{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;padding:0.3em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-nick,.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-native{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-native>div{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-header{background-color:#efefef}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country{border-top:1px solid black;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country2{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-below{text-align:left;border-top:#aaa 1px solid}</style><table class="infobox ib-islands vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Nias</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="ib-islands-native">Native name: <div class="nickname"><i>Tanö Niha</i></div></div></th></tr><tr><td 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.longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nias&params=1_6_N_97_32_E_type:isle_scale:2500000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">1°6′N</span> <span class="longitude">97°32′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">1.100°N 97.533°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">1.100; 97.533</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">5,345.056 km<sup>2</sup> (2,063.738 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">2,815 ft (858 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest point</th><td class="infobox-data">Lölömatua</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b>Indonesia</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Province</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nias_Regency" title="Nias Regency">Nias</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Nias_Regency" title="South Nias Regency">South Nias</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Nias_Regency" title="North Nias Regency">North Nias</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Nias_Regency" title="West Nias Regency">West Nias</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest settlement</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gunungsitoli" title="Gunungsitoli">Gunungsitoli</a> (pop. 145,233)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">946,746 (mid 2024 estimate)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pop. density</th><td class="infobox-data">177.1/km<sup>2</sup> (458.7/sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ethnic groups</th><td class="infobox-data">Predominantly <a href="/wiki/Nias_people" title="Nias people">Nias</a><br /> Others: <a href="/wiki/Batak_(Indonesia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batak (Indonesia)">Batak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minang_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Minang people">Minang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acehnese_people" title="Acehnese people">Aceh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese" title="Overseas Chinese">Chinese</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nias</b> (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">Pulau Nias</i>, <a href="/wiki/Nias_language" title="Nias language">Nias</a>: <i>Tanö Niha</i>) is an island located off the western coast of <a href="/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>, Indonesia. Nias is also the name of the <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a> (<span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Kepulauan Nias</i></span>) of which the island is the centre, but also includes the <a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a> to the southeast and the small <a href="/wiki/Hinako_Islands" title="Hinako Islands">Hinako Islands</a> to the west. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nias Island covers an area of 5,573.27 km<sup>2</sup> (2,151.85 sq mi) (including the <a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a> to the south and minor offshore islands). It is mostly a lowland area rising to around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. There were 756,338 inhabitants on the island (including the Batu Islands and minor offshore islands) at the 2010 Census;<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the 2015 Intermediate Census this had risen to 798,506<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 2020 Census documented a total of 880,550.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official estimate as of mid-2024 was 946,746; it is officially projected to be 962,819 in mid 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2025_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2025-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ID_-_Nias.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/ID_-_Nias.png/220px-ID_-_Nias.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/ID_-_Nias.png/330px-ID_-_Nias.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/ID_-_Nias.png/440px-ID_-_Nias.png 2x" data-file-width="824" data-file-height="559" /></a><figcaption>Location of Nias, Indonesia.</figcaption></figure> <p>It is located in a chain of islands parallel to the west coast of <a href="/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>; <a href="/wiki/Simeulue" title="Simeulue">Simeulue</a> is about 140 km (87 mi) northwest, and the <a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a> (which are administered as part of Nias and have an ethnically similar population) are located about 80 km (50 mi) southeast; the chain is then followed in the <a href="/wiki/Mentawai_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentawai Islands">Mentawai Islands</a> further south. This chain, which resurfaces in <a href="/wiki/Nusa_Tenggara" class="mw-redirect" title="Nusa Tenggara">Nusa Tenggara</a> in the mountainous islands of <a href="/wiki/Sumba" title="Sumba">Sumba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timor" title="Timor">Timor</a>, is the <a href="/wiki/Forearc" title="Forearc">forearc</a> of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Sumatra_Basin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Sumatra Basin (page does not exist)">South Sumatra Basin</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Sunda_Trench" title="Sunda Trench">Sunda Trench</a> <a href="/wiki/Subduction_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Subduction zone">subduction zone</a>. </p><p>At Nias, the oceanic plate is being obliquely subducted under the <a href="/wiki/Sunda_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunda Plate">Sunda Plate</a> at the rapid rate of 52 mm (2.0 in) a year (Milsom). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first inhabitants of Nias were Australomelanesoid people which can be traced back as early as 10,000 BC. They were later superseded by the Austronesian people which ultimately originated from <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name of the island derives from the word used by the islanders to refer to themselves, <i>niha</i> ("human").<sup id="cite_ref-Fernández-Armesto2010_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fernández-Armesto2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the local language <i>(<a href="/wiki/Nias_language" title="Nias language">Li Niha</a>),</i> the island is called <i>Tanö Niha</i> (literally the land of humans). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Nias was briefly occupied by an unrecognized <a href="/wiki/Nazism" title="Nazism">Nazi</a> state proclaimed by a group of escaped German prisoners calling themselves the Free Republic of Nias.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tsunami_and_earthquakes_of_2004_and_2005">Tsunami and earthquakes of 2004 and 2005</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tsunami and earthquakes of 2004 and 2005"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Satellite_phone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Satellite_phone.jpg/170px-Satellite_phone.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Satellite_phone.jpg/255px-Satellite_phone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Satellite_phone.jpg/340px-Satellite_phone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1312" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2005_Nias%E2%80%93Simeulue_earthquake" title="2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake">2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake</a>: <a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a> communicates with <a href="/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Military Sealift Command">Military Sealift Command</a> hospital ship <a href="/wiki/USNS_Mercy" title="USNS Mercy">USNS <i>Mercy</i> (T-AH-19)</a> using <a href="/wiki/Inmarsat" title="Inmarsat">Inmarsat</a> <a href="/wiki/Satellite_telephone" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite telephone">satellite telephone</a> in Nias (April 2005).</figcaption></figure> <p>On 26 December 2004, the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake</a> struck a few kilometers north of the island, creating <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunamis</a> as high as 10 metres (33 ft). 122 people were killed and hundreds more were rendered homeless. </p><p>On 28 March 2005, the island was again hit by the <a href="/wiki/2005_Nias%E2%80%93Simeulue_earthquake" title="2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake">2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake</a>, initially presumed to be an aftershock of the 2004 quake, but now regarded as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Indonesia" title="List of earthquakes in Indonesia">second most powerful</a> earthquake ever recorded in Indonesia and among the top 10 most powerful recorded worldwide since 1900.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least 800 people were reported dead, with the possibility of more than 2,000 casualties. Hundreds of buildings were toppled and many thousands of people were made homeless.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, almost two years after the earthquake, there were still tens of thousands of internally displaced persons living in camps throughout Nias. </p><p>Nias's coastline has changed markedly with the tsunami and earthquake.<sup id="cite_ref-Sieh_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sieh-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some areas, the coast moved over 50 m (160 ft) inland. In other areas, as much as a further 100 m (330 ft) of land has been exposed. Uplift of land as much as 2.9 m (9.5 ft) has been recorded. </p><p>Following the earthquake, many international aid agencies moved in to assist in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. <a href="/wiki/Oxfam" title="Oxfam">Oxfam</a>, International Aid, <a href="/wiki/Giving_Children_Hope" title="Giving Children Hope">Giving Children Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Save the Children Fund">Save the Children Fund</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Vision" class="mw-redirect" title="World Vision">World Vision</a>, Surf Aid, Safe Harbor International, and <a href="/wiki/Caritas_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Caritas International">Caritas International</a> are some of the international NGOs represented in Nias. <a href="/wiki/UN_agencies" class="mw-redirect" title="UN agencies">UN agencies</a> represented include UNORC – Office of the UN Recovery Coordinator for Aceh and Nias, <a href="/wiki/UNDP" class="mw-redirect" title="UNDP">UNDP</a>, <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a>, <a href="/wiki/UN-Habitat" class="mw-redirect" title="UN-Habitat">UN-Habitat</a>, <a href="/wiki/WFP" class="mw-redirect" title="WFP">WFP</a>, <a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" title="International Organization for Migration">IOM</a> and <a href="/wiki/UNIDO" class="mw-redirect" title="UNIDO">UNIDO</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg/500px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3180" data-file-height="2580" /></a><figcaption>Nias men carrying a stone for construction for the deceased ruler <i>Saunigeho</i> of Bawömataluo around 1915.</figcaption></figure> <p>Nias is the largest of the islands off Sumatra that are part of <a href="/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a> province. This archipelago consists of 131 islands, of which Nias Island is the biggest. The population in this area was 756,762 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including <a href="/wiki/Nias_people" title="Nias people">Ono Niha</a> (the indigenous inhabitants of the island), <a href="/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Batak_(Indonesia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batak (Indonesia)">Batak</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese" title="Overseas Chinese">Chinese</a>; by the 2020 Census the population had risen to 880,550,<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the official estimate for mid-2023 was 930,294.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until 2003 <a href="/wiki/Nias_Regency" title="Nias Regency">Nias</a> was a single administrative <a href="/wiki/Regency_(Indonesia)" title="Regency (Indonesia)">regency</a> (<i>kabupaten</i>) covering the entire island, part of the province of <a href="/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a>. On 25 February 2003, it was split into two regencies, Nias Regency (covering the northern half of the island) and South Nias Regency (<i>Nias Selatan</i>), the latter including the <a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a> further south.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, on 20 October 2008, the island was divided further, with the creation of two further regencies from parts of the former Nias Regency – Nias Barat (West Nias) and Nias Utara (North Nias) – and the designation of Gunungsitoli as an autonomous city independent of the four regencies. <a href="/wiki/Gunungsitoli" title="Gunungsitoli">Gunungsitoli</a> remains the center of the business affairs of the entire island. <a href="/wiki/Teluk_Dalam" title="Teluk Dalam">Teluk Dalam</a> is the capital of Nias Selatan Regency, Lötu of Nias Utara Regency, Lahömi of Nias Barat Regency, and Gidö of Nias Regency.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All parties in the North Sumatra Legislative Council have agreed to the formation of a <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nias</a> Province (comprising Nias, Nias Selatan, Nias Utara and Nias Barat regencies, and Gunungsitoli municipality), to be separated from North Sumatra Province. It was approved at a regional plenary session on 2 May 2011 but still awaits approval from the Central government, which has not yet enacted the grand design for additional provinces. The new province will thus cover an area identical to the original Nias Regency before the latter's division in 2003. Apart from <a href="/wiki/Nias_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Nias Island">Nias Island</a> itself, the province will include the smaller <a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a> (Pulau-Pulau Batu) to the south, lying between Nias and <a href="/wiki/Siberut" title="Siberut">Siberut</a>; the Batu Islands form seven administrative <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Indonesia" title="Districts of Indonesia">districts</a> within South Nias Regency.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Kode <br />Wilayah</th> <th>Name of<br />City or <br />Regency</th> <th>Area <br />in<br />km<sup>2</sup></th> <th>Pop'n<br />census<br />2010<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Pop'n<br />census<br />2020<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Pop'n<br />estimate<br />mid 2024<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2025_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2025-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Capital</th> <th>No. of<br />villages</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a><sup id="cite_ref-HDI_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HDI-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2022 </th></tr> <tr> <td>12.78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunungsitoli" title="Gunungsitoli">Gunungsitoli City</a></td> <td align="right">208.684</td> <td align="right">126,202</td> <td align="right">136,017</td> <td align="right">145,233</td> <td>Gunungsitoli</td> <td align="center">101</td> <td>0.702 (<span style="color:green;">High</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12.04</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nias_Regency" title="Nias Regency">Nias Regency</a></td> <td align="right">902.395</td> <td align="right">131,377</td> <td align="right">146,672</td> <td align="right">155,629</td> <td>Gidö</td> <td align="center">170</td> <td>0.639 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12.14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Nias_Regency" title="South Nias Regency">South Nias Regency</a><br />(Nias Selatan)</td> <td align="right">2,531.703</td> <td align="right">289,708</td> <td align="right">360,531</td> <td align="right">389,957</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teluk_Dalam" title="Teluk Dalam">Teluk Dalam</a></td> <td align="center">461</td> <td>0.631 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12.24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Nias_Regency" title="North Nias Regency">North Nias Regency</a><br />(Nias Utara)</td> <td align="right">1,238.055</td> <td align="right">127,244</td> <td align="right">147,274</td> <td align="right">158,676</td> <td>Lotu</td> <td align="center">113</td> <td>0.637 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12.25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Nias_Regency" title="West Nias Regency">West Nias Regency</a><br />(Nias Barat)</td> <td align="right">464.219</td> <td align="right">81,807</td> <td align="right">89,994</td> <td align="right">97,251</td> <td>Lahomi</td> <td align="center">105</td> <td>0.629 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i><b>Totals</b></i></td> <td align="right"><i>5,345.056</i></td> <td align="right"><i>756,338</i></td> <td align="right"><i> 880,550</i></td> <td align="right"><i> 946,746</i></td> <td></td> <td align="center"><i>950</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd># South Nias Regency includes the <a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nias_people" title="Nias people">Nias people</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tari_Perang_Nias.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Tari_Perang_Nias.jpg/250px-Tari_Perang_Nias.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="338" class="mw-file-element" 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.smooth-pie-caption{margin-bottom:1em;font-size:94%}.mw-parser-output .thumbinner>.smooth-pie-container{flex-direction:column-reverse}@media screen and (min-width:641px){.mw-parser-output .thumbinner>.smooth-pie-container{width:min-content}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .smooth-pie-container{break-inside:avoid-page}}body.mw-mf .mw-parser-output .thumbinner .smooth-pie-container{align-items:center}body.mw-mf .mw-parser-output .thumbinner .smooth-pie-legend-container{font-size:0.8125rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--color-subtle,#54595d)}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .thumbinner .smooth-pie-legend{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(190px,1fr));gap:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .thumbinner .smooth-pie-footer{margin-top:.5em}}</style> <div class="pie-thumb thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="smooth-pie-container" style=""> <div class="smooth-pie-legend-container"><div class="smooth-pie-caption">Religion in Nias (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> <ol class="smooth-pie-legend"> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:Blue;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestantism</a> (80.04%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:Purple;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> (17.09%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:DarkGreen;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> (2.85%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:Yellow;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> (0.01%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:DarkOrange;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> and others (0.01%)</span></li> </ol> </div> <div class="smooth-pie" style="width:200px;height:200px;background:DarkOrange;color:#000;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;" title="Hinduism and others (0.01%)" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="pie50" style="background:Blue;color:#000" title="Protestantism (80.04%)"></div> <div class="pie50" style="background:Blue;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.300turn)" title="Protestantism (80.04%)"></div> <div class="pie12-5" style="background:Purple;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.800turn)" title="Roman Catholic (17.09%)"></div> <div class="pie12-5" style="background:Purple;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.846turn)" title="Roman Catholic (17.09%)"></div> <div style="transform: rotate(0.971turn); background:DarkGreen;color:#000; clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 18.42560853% 0%, 0 100%)" title="Islam (2.85%)"></div> </div> </div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg/220px-Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg/330px-Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg/440px-Lompat_Batu_Nias.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Nias ceremonial stone jump.</figcaption></figure> <p>The isolated Nias Island chain has been trading since prehistory with other cultures, other islands, and even mainland Asia. Some historians and archaeologists have cited the local culture as one of the few remaining <a href="/wiki/Megalithic" class="mw-redirect" title="Megalithic">Megalithic</a> cultures in existence today. While this point of view is hotly debated, there is no doubt that Nias' relative geographic isolation has created a unique culture. Nias is best known for its diversity of festivals and celebrations. The most well-known events are War Dances, performed regularly for tourists, and Stone Jumping, a manhood ritual that sees young men leaping over two-meter stone towers to their fate. In the past, the top of the stone board is covered with spikes and sharp pointed bamboo. The music of Nias, performed mostly by women, is noted worldwide for its haunting beauty.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Gunungsitoli is home to Nias's only museum, the Museum Pusaka Nias (Nias Heritage Foundation),<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which houses over 6000 objects related to Nias's cultural heritage. The museum had recently built a new building and had improved its storage and exhibitions when the 2004 earthquake and tsunami occurred. The museum suffered some damage to the grounds and collections, but museum staff are working to recover from this devastating event<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The predominant religion is <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant Christianity</a>. Six out of seven Niasans are Protestant; the remainder are about evenly divided between Muslims (mostly immigrants from elsewhere in Indonesia) and Catholics. However, adherence to either Christian or Muslim religions is still largely symbolic; Nias continues into the current day celebrating its own indigenous culture and traditions as the primary form of spiritual expression. </p><p>The people of Nias build <a href="/w/index.php?title=Omo_Hada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Omo Hada (page does not exist)">Omo Hada</a> houses on massive ironwood pillars with towering roofs. Not only were they almost impregnable to attack in former tribal warfare, but their flexible nail-less construction provided proven earthquake durability. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Environment">Environment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nias is home not only to a unique human culture but also endemic fauna which differ from other areas of North Sumatra because of the island's remote location separate from Sumatra. The island has been recognised as an <a href="/wiki/Important_Bird_Area" title="Important Bird Area">Important Bird Area</a> (IBA) by <a href="/wiki/BirdLife_International" title="BirdLife International">BirdLife International</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bli_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bli-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To reach Nias, there is a weekly ship from <a href="/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a> to Gunungsitoli; there were ferries from Sibolga to Gunungsitoli, Teluk Dalam, or Lahewa every day; before the Asian financial crisis hit Indonesia, there was a daily flight from Medan to Gunungsitoli. This became less frequent following the crisis. </p><p>Since the 1998 Reformation, however, transport links on and to the island have become poor. Internally, the road system is in very bad condition. Externally the air and ferry links are unreliable. There are two ferry terminals (Gunungsitoli and Teluk Dalam) and an airport (<a href="/wiki/Binaka_Airport" title="Binaka Airport">Binaka</a>, near Gunungsitoli<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) on the island, serviced mainly from <a href="/wiki/Sibolga" title="Sibolga">Sibolga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medan" title="Medan">Medan</a> respectively. However, local ferry companies regularly go out of business (or their boats sink), so only one terminal may be active at any given time. Since the 2005 earthquake, transportation has improved to cope with the increase in travel needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts. Wings Air and Manunggal Air are the airlines that fly to Gunungsitoli. </p><p>National flag carrier <a href="/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia" title="Garuda Indonesia">Garuda Indonesia</a> was set to operate a new service from Jakarta to Nias in North Sumatra starting 15 November 2018. This direct flight allows travelers to visit the regency's capital Gunungsitoli. Using the CRJ Bombardier 1000 Next-Gen that can accommodate 96 passengers, the route operates three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surfing">Surfing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Surfing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Unnamed_Road,_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan,_Sumatra_Utara_22881,_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2900" data-file-height="1903" /></a><figcaption>Surfing in Sorake</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Unnamed_Road,_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan,_Sumatra_Utara_22881,_Indonesia_-_panoramio_(5).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg/220px-Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg/330px-Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg/440px-Unnamed_Road%2C_Kabupaten_Nias_Selatan%2C_Sumatra_Utara_22881%2C_Indonesia_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4668" data-file-height="2633" /></a><figcaption>Coconut trees in Teluk Dalam</figcaption></figure> <p>Nias is an internationally famous <a href="/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">surfing</a> destination. The best-known surfing area is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sorake_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sorake Bay (page does not exist)">Sorake Bay</a>, close to the town of <a href="/wiki/Teluk_Dalam" title="Teluk Dalam">Teluk Dalam</a>, on the southern tip. Enclosed by the beaches of Lagundri and Sorake, the bay has both left and right-hand breaks. As they wait for waves, surfers can often see <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtles</a> swimming below. There are also two consistent, world-class waves in the nearby Hinako Islands, Asu and Bawa. Many lesser-known, high-quality surf spots with low crowds await adventurous travelers. </p><p>Nias was part of the famous <a href="/wiki/Hippie_trail" title="Hippie trail">Hippie trail</a> of the 1960s, particularly traveled by surfers, which led to <a href="/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>. It has been the site of several international <a href="/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">surfing</a> competitions in the past, particularly before the 1998 <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Revolution_of_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian Revolution of 1998">Indonesian Reformation Movement</a>. </p><p>Despite the storied history of surfing in Nias, international surfing in Nias has slowed down especially (but not specifically) due to the earthquakes of <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">December 2004</a> and <a href="/wiki/2005_Nias%E2%80%93Simeulue_earthquake" title="2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake">January 2005</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The situation has since been gradually improving, however.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nias&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Familieportret_van_een_oude_vorstin_met_haar_dochters_en_kleindochters_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10001846.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Family portrait of an older Nias princess with her daughters and granddaughters"><img alt="Family portrait of an older Nias princess with her daughters and granddaughters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Familieportret_van_een_oude_vorstin_met_haar_dochters_en_kleindochters_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10001846.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Familieportret_van_een_oude_vorstin_met_haar_dochters_en_kleindochters_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10001846.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Familieportret_van_een_oude_vorstin_met_haar_dochters_en_kleindochters_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10001846.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Familieportret_van_een_oude_vorstin_met_haar_dochters_en_kleindochters_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10001846.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="511" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Family portrait of an older Nias princess with her daughters and granddaughters </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Krijger_van_Nias_TMnr_10001780.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nias warrior"><img alt="Nias warrior" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Krijger_van_Nias_TMnr_10001780.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Krijger_van_Nias_TMnr_10001780.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Krijger_van_Nias_TMnr_10001780.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Krijger_van_Nias_TMnr_10001780.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nias warrior</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Paalwoning_op_Nias_TMnr_10017250.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nias house"><img alt="Nias house" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Paalwoning_op_Nias_TMnr_10017250.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Paalwoning_op_Nias_TMnr_10017250.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Paalwoning_op_Nias_TMnr_10017250.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Paalwoning_op_Nias_TMnr_10017250.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="459" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nias house</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Huwelijksplechtigheid_in_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10003054.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nias wedding"><img alt="Nias wedding" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Huwelijksplechtigheid_in_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10003054.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Huwelijksplechtigheid_in_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10003054.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Huwelijksplechtigheid_in_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10003054.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Huwelijksplechtigheid_in_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_10003054.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="488" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nias wedding</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of Nias and the westcoast of Sumatra between 1690 and 1743"><img alt="Map of Nias and the westcoast of Sumatra between 1690 and 1743" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg/120px-AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg/180px-AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg/240px-AMH-5147-NA_Map_of_the_west_coast_of_Sumatra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9580" data-file-height="7069" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Map of Nias and the westcoast of Sumatra between 1690 and 1743 </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Houten_mannelijk_voorouderbeeld_Nias_TMnr_10001071.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nias ancestor statue"><img alt="Nias ancestor statue" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Houten_mannelijk_voorouderbeeld_Nias_TMnr_10001071.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Houten_mannelijk_voorouderbeeld_Nias_TMnr_10001071.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Houten_mannelijk_voorouderbeeld_Nias_TMnr_10001071.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Houten_mannelijk_voorouderbeeld_Nias_TMnr_10001071.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="501" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nias ancestor statue</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_onderworpen_koppensnellers_Nias_TMnr_10001505.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A band of Nias headhunters submitting to the Dutch"><img alt="A band of Nias headhunters submitting to the Dutch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_onderworpen_koppensnellers_Nias_TMnr_10001505.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_onderworpen_koppensnellers_Nias_TMnr_10001505.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_onderworpen_koppensnellers_Nias_TMnr_10001505.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_onderworpen_koppensnellers_Nias_TMnr_10001505.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="445" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A band of Nias headhunters submitting to the Dutch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_familie_op_Nias_TMnr_10005771.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nias 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href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Studioportret_van_twee_mannen_in_krijgskleding_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_60042492.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nias armour"><img alt="Nias armour" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Studioportret_van_twee_mannen_in_krijgskleding_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_60042492.jpg/120px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Studioportret_van_twee_mannen_in_krijgskleding_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_60042492.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Studioportret_van_twee_mannen_in_krijgskleding_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_60042492.jpg/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Studioportret_van_twee_mannen_in_krijgskleding_Zuid-Nias_TMnr_60042492.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nias armour</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span 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