Native name: Tanö Niha | |
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Geography | |
Location | South East Asia |
Coordinates | 1°6′N 97°32′E / 1.100°N 97.533°E |
Area | 4,372.17 km2 (1,688.10 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,815 ft (858 m) |
Highest point | Lölömatua |
Administration | |
Indonesia | |
Province | North Sumatra |
Regencies | Nias, South Nias, North Nias, West Nias |
Largest settlement | Gunungsitoli (pop. 142,890) |
Demographics | |
Population | 895,533 (mid 2023 estimate) |
Pop. density | 204.83/km2 (530.51/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Predominantly Nias Others: Batak, Minang, Aceh and Chinese |
Nias (Indonesian: Pulau Nias, Nias: Tanö Niha) is an island located off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Nias is also the name of the archipelago (Kepulauan Nias) of which the island is the centre, but also includes the Batu Islands to the southeast and the small Hinako Islands to the west. Nias Island covers an area of 5,573.27 km2 (2,151.85 sq mi) (including the Batu Islands 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;[1] at the 2015 Intermediate Census this had risen to 798,506[2] and the 2020 Census resulted in a total of 880,550.[3] The official estimate as of mid-2023 was 930,294.[4]
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