Gunungsitoli

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Gunungsitoli is a port city on the Indonesian island of Nias and the capital of the eponymous administrative district also economic and administrative center of the island off the west coast of Sumatra. It belongs to the province of Sumatera Utara ( North Sumatra ).

In Gunungsitoli approximately 118,000 inhabitants ( as of 2007) over an area of ​​280.78 km ², or approximately 106 inhabitants per km ².

Due to the tsunami, which was triggered by the earthquake in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, and during the earthquake of March 28, 2005 died on the island, several hundred people. In Gunungsitoli of the city were destroyed by the earthquake of up to 80 % of the buildings. Even the airport was badly damaged, but is now again created a large extent.