Nias Island

Also known as Nayas

Nias ( [puˈlau ˈnias], Nias: Tanö Niha [ˈtanə ˈniha]) is an island located off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Nias is also the name of the archipelago () of which the island is the centre, but also includes the Batu Islands to the southeast and the small Hinako Islands to the west.

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Nias is an island located off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, that serves as the center of an archipelago which also includes the Batu Islands to the southeast and the Hinako Islands to the west. The island and its surrounding archipelago form a distinct geographic region in Indonesian waters.

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Islands.name: Nias
Islands.image_name: Nias peta topografi-id.svg
Islands.native_name: Tanö Niha
Islands.location: South East Asia
Islands.area_km2: 5345.056
Islands.highest_mount: Lölömatua
Islands.elevation_ft: 2815
Islands.country: Indonesia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Province
Islands.country_admin_divisions: North Sumatra
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Regencies
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Nias, South Nias, North Nias, West Nias

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Geography
History
World War II
Tsunami and earthquakes of 2004 and 2005
Administration
Culture
Environment
Transportation
Surfing
Gallery
See also
References
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==Geography== Nias Island covers an area of (including the Batu Islands to the south and minor offshore islands). It is mostly a lowland area rising to around above sea level. There were 756,338 inhabitants on the island (including the Batu Islands and minor offshore islands) at the 2010 Census; at the 2015 Intermediate Census this had risen to 798,506 and the 2020 Census documented a total of 880,550. The official estimate as of mid-2024 was 946,746; it is officially projected to be 962,819 in mid 2025.