North Nias Regency

North Nias Regency is a regency located on the northern part of Nias Island in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia. It was created from several northern districts formerly part of Nias Regency in 2008. With an area of 1,242.14 square kilometers, it has a population of 147,274 according to 2020 Indonesian census and 150,780 according to the 2022 estimate by Statistics Indonesia. The regency seat is located at Lotu.

North Nias Regency
Kabupaten Nias Utara
North Nias Regent Office building in Lotu
North Nias Regent Office building in Lotu
Coat of arms of North Nias Regency
Motto: 
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CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatLotu
Government
  RegentAmizaro Waruwu
  Vice RegentYusman Zega
Area
  Total1,242.14 km2 (479.59 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
  Total150,780
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
HDI (2022)Increase 0.637 (Medium)
Websiteniasutarakab.go.id

History

The regency was once part of the then-larger Nias Regency. The split from Nias Regency was based on Law Number 45 of 2008.[2] In 2018, parts of the capital, Lotu, including many government buildings were demolished for the purpose of urban renewal in the town. Vice regent of North Nias at that time, Haogosochi Hulu said that the town "had a lot of developments but with no planning" and that some government buildings "needs to be sacrificed for better planning".[3]

Geography

The regency includes 15 other smaller islands, six of which are inhabited. It borders Nias Regency and West Nias Regency in the south, Gunungsitoli city in the east, and Indian Ocean in the north and the west. North Nias Regency has rugged terrains with hills with heights varying between 0 and 478 meters above sea level. Due to this terrain, the regency possesses fifty rivers and streams all over its area.[4]

Climate

Located close to the equator, North Nias possesses a high rainfall with an average rainy day per month of 23 days. Being surrounded by the Indian Ocean makes the regency also experience strong with an average speed of 5.4 knots and frequently encounters storms. Storms usually happen between September and November, but occasionally in late August. The regency has an average temperature yearly of 26.4 degrees Celsius with a maximum average of 30.6C and lowest average of 23.3C.[4]

Demographics

Most of the regency's population is Protestant with minorities of Catholics and Muslims. In 2022, the percentage was 85.2% Protestant, 9.8% Catholic, and 4.9% Muslim.[5] Literacy rate was 95.74% in 2022, with male literacy rate slightly higher at 98.12% compared to female literacy rate at 93.45%.[5]

Economy

North Nias Regency has a total GRDP valued at Rp3,875.07 billion in 2021. The regency is mainly agrarian, with most industries both in value and employment dominated by farming, plantation, foresty, and fishing-related activities. Agriculture dominates the regency's economy with a percentage of 52.25% in the same year, followed by trading and retail services at 11.91%, and the construction sector at 9.47%. Economic growth was 2.02% in 2021, a slight increase from the previous year's figure of 1.58%.[5]

A paddy field in Afulu, North Nias

Agriculture and fishery

North Nias Regency has large and diverse outputs from the agriculture and fishery sector, due to its fertile soil and as part of an island many of its residents work as fishermen. Alasa, Lotu, and Namohalu Esiwa are the main food-producing districts of the regency, mainly in rice. The regency produced 51,194 tonnes of rice, from which Namohalu Esiwa produced 11,162 tonnes in 2022, followed by 10.945 tonnes from Lotu, and 6,435 tonnes from Alasa. Meanwhile, Tehumberua, Lahewa, and Sawo districts are the main fish-producing districts of the regency with respective fishery outputs of 4,550, 4,150, and 3,150 tonnes, respectively. Other produce of the regency includes eggplants, chili, cabbages, and water spinach from Lahewa and East Lahewa.[5]

North Nias Regency also has a significant amount of land used for plantation, mainly coconut with 13,325 hectares and rubber with 35,295 hectares in 2022. The regency produced 46,376 tonnes of dried coconuts and 42,529 tonnes of rubber in the same year. [5]

Most of the livestock owned in the regency are mainly pigs and chickens, with populations of 52,850 and 57,310, respectively in 2016.[4]

Small, medium, and micro-enterprises

In 2016, the regency had 6,700 registered small, medium, and micro-enterprises, which is around 0.57% of the total companies registered in North Sumatra. It is a decrease of around 25% from figures in 2006. Most of these are dominated by micro-scale enterprises, which made up 83.11% of the figures, followed by 14.87% of small-sized enterprises and 1.60% of medium-sized enterprises. Most of these small-scale companies are in the trade and retail sector. They employed 38% of the regency's workforce in 2016. Around 90% of all businesses in the regency are classified as informal businesses, while licensed businesses with legal entities only represent 4.47% of all the businesses in the regency.[4]

Governance

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into eleven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as of mid-2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and its postcode.[5]

District Name Area

in km2

Population

Census 2020

Population

Estimate mid-2022

Administrative

Center

Post

code

Tugala Oyo 84.18 6,873 6,998 Desa Teolo 22860
Alasa 197.55 20,836 21,112 Ombolato Alasa 22861
Alasa Talumuzoi 76.39 7,071 7,150 Hilimbowo Kare 22814
Namohalu Esiwa 120.54 14,838 15,340 Namohalu 22816 [lower-alpha 1]
Sitolu Ori 76.29 13,447 13,808 Hilisaloo 22852
Tuhemberua 48.59 13,044 13,562 Silimabanua 22852
Sawo [lower-alpha 2] 67.79 11,071 11,320 Sawo 22852
Lotu 115.98 13,614 14,078 Hilidundra 22856
East Lahewa 128.66 10,272 10,272 Lukhulase 22858
Afulu [lower-alpha 3] 150.95 11,771 11,972 Afulu 22857
Lahewa [lower-alpha 4] 175.22 24,485 25,168 Pasar Lahewa[lower-alpha 5] 22853
Totals 1,242.14 147,274 150,780 Lotu

Infrastructure

A school building in North Nias

The roads in the regency are all maintained and managed by the regency government and have status as regency roads. There were no provincial or national roads in the regency. However, in 2022, a national road project was under construction connecting Laehuwa and Faekhuna'a in the regency with a length of around 16 kilometers.[7] Total length of the operational roads in the regency are 928.28 kilometers. Only around 531 kilometers are paved with asphalt and in good condition, while the rest are not paved and considered in bad condition.[5] The regency has ports such as Lahewa seaport located in Lahewa, with regular ferries to mainland Sumatra.[8] The regency has no airport and the closest airport is Binaka Airport in Gunungsitoli.[9]

Electricity in the regency is supplied by a diesel generator operated by Perusahaan Listrik Negara's Gunungsitoli branch, PLTD Muawo and PLTD Idanoi, both of which also served other regencies of the Nias Island.[4] On 2016, there are 57 market locations in the regency, consisted of one major public market and 56 village markets. In addition, there are 1,025 registered warung and other type of shops in the regency in the same year.[4]

The regency has 15 kindergartens, 166 elementary schools, 49 junior high schools, 15 senior high schools, and 23 vocational high schools. The regency also has one community college.[10] In 2020, the community college in the regency was proposed to be merged and became a campus of University of North Sumatra.[11] The regency has one hospital, North Nias Pratama Hospital, which is considered a D-class hospital by Ministry of Health. The hospital is located in Lotu and is a public hospital managed by the regency government.[12] Other than that, the regency has 50 puskesmas, 57 village health clinic, and 199 healthcare centers. In addition, there's one registered pharmacy which also located in Lotu.[5]

The regency has 30 mosques, 464 Protestant churches, and 116 Catholic churches.[5]

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Nias Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1224)
  2. https://www.dpr.go.id/jdih/index/id/172. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Ibu Kota Nias Utara Ditata, Sejumlah Bangunan di Lotu Dibongkar". Warta Nias. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. (PDF) https://northsumatrainvest.id/data/pdf/publication/BAB%203%20Y%20NIAS%20UTARA%20pg%20756-788.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Nias Utara Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1224)
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Oleh:Author, Diposkan (2022-07-06). "Presiden Jokowi Tinjau Proyek Peningkatan Infrastruktur Jalan di Pulau Nias". Pemkab Nias Utara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. "Dukung Keselamatan Pelayaran Di Nias Utara, Kemenhub Segera Tetapkan Alur Pelayaran Pelabuhan Lahewa". hubla.dephub.go.id. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  9. "Tiba Di Bandara Binaka, Presiden Jokowi akan Tinjau Sejumlah Infrastruktur". Warta Nias. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  10. "Akademi Komunitas - Akademi Komunitas Negeri Kabupaten Nias Utara". akademikomunitas.ristekdikti.go.id. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  11. "AKNIRA Direncanakan Menjadi PSDKU Universitas Sumatera Utara". Warta Nias. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  12. https://sirs.kemkes.go.id/fo/home/profile_rs/1224002. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Notes

  1. Except the village of Sisobahili, with a postcode of 22817.
  2. Including offshore Pulau Sarangbaung.
  3. Including offshore Pulau Wunga.
  4. Including 17 offshore islands.
  5. Pasar Lahewa is the regency's sole kelurahan.
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