Bintang Mountains Regency

Pegunungan Bintang Regency or Bintang Mountains Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 15,683 km2, and had a population of 65,434 at the 2010 Census[2] and 77,872 at the 2020 Census.[3] The administrative centre is Oksibil.

Bintang Mountains Regency
Kabupaten Pegunungan Bintang
Regency
A road in Oksibil, Pegunungan Bintang Regency
A road in Oksibil, Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Coat of arms of Bintang Mountains Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Terip Tibo Semo Nirya
(Let's Rise to Build Together)
Bintang Mountains Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Bintang Mountains Regency
Bintang Mountains Regency
Bintang Mountains Regency is located in Indonesia
Bintang Mountains Regency
Bintang Mountains Regency
Bintang Mountains Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4.5217°S 140.2954°E / -4.5217; 140.2954
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceHighland Papua
SeatOksibil
Government
 • RegentCostan Oktemka
 • Vice RegentDecky Deal
Area
 • Total15,683 km2 (6,055 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total77,872
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 975
Websitepegbintangkab.go.id

Name

Pegunungan Bintang is the Indonesian name for the Star Mountains, a mountain range that is also shared by Papua New Guinea. Similarly, Star Mountains Rural LLG in Western Province, Papua New Guinea is also named after the mountain range.

Languages

The Yetfa and Murkim languages are spoken in the eponymous Yetfa and Murkim districts. Other indigenous Papuan languages of Pegunungan Bintang Regency are Lepki (Lepki-Murkim family), Kimki (isolate), Towei (Pauwasi), Emem (Pauwasi), and Burumakok (Ok, Trans-New Guinea).[4]

Administrative Districts

The Bintang Mountains Regency comprises thirty-four districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the location of the districts' administrative centres.

The number of districts increased dramatically prior to 2010, created by the division of the six original districts (whose names are given in bold above).

  • Kawor, Tarup, and Awinbon were created from parts of Iwur District
  • Pepera, Alemsom, Serambakon, Kolomdol, Oksop, Ok Sebang (formerly Sebang), Ok Bape, and Ok Aon were created from parts of Oksibil District
  • Bime, Epumek, Weime, Pamek, Nongme, and Batani were created from parts of Borme District
  • Aboy, Okbab, Teiraplu, and Yefta were created from parts of Okbi District
  • East Kiwirok, Okhika, Oklip, and Oksamol (formerly Warasamo) were created from parts of Kiwirok District
  • Murkim, Mofinop, and Okbemta were created from parts of Batom District

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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