Bintang Mountains Regency

Pegunungan Bintang Regency or Bintang Mountains Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It was created on 11 December 2002 from the north-eastern districts of Jayawijaya Regency. 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 official estimate as at mid 2022 was 78,466 - comprising 42,362 males and 36,104 females.[1] The administrative centre is the town of 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
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total78,466
 • 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 same 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[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code.

Name of
District
(distrik)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Iwur8332,2791,5301,554Iwur1099432
Kawor8351,084790798Arintap799433
Tarup4701,2351,1301,146Tarup799434
Awinbon872517730733Awinbon599431
Oksibil2484,0876,4106,537Mabilabol899415
Pepera1961,1731,5601,579Pepera799417
Alemson4762,0213,0703,915Alemson1299411
Serambakon2651,9353,9003,108Wanbakon899418
Kolomdol1241,1852,0302,067Dabolding599412
Oksop3171,9482,1702,182Oksop599416
Ok Sebang22611670684Ok Sebang499427
Ok Bape2467991,2101,221Bape699414
Ok Aon1331,2221,3101,324Bulankop699413
Borme6022,8455,9205,940Borme1399452
Bime7263,9226,9106,936Turwe1099451
Epumek3064,0712,0702,079Eipumek1499453
Weime2612,5291,3401,347Weime999446
Pamek2041,8761,4301,437Pamek1199454
Nongme5262,0421,0201,025Nongme799445
Batani8331,4011,3301,333Batani799441
Okbi2371,9183,6403,662Apmisibil1299403
Aboy1,0549751,1801,189Aboy799401
Okbab6173,3904,2104,234Borban1299403
Teiraplu1,4691,3562,0202,029Teiraplu1099405
Yefta330611870873Yefta699402
Kiwirok2542,6793,0203,036Polobakon1299421
Kiwirok Timur
(East Kiwirok)		4041,9422,4302,443Okyop999422
Okhika911,3181,6901,698Okelwel499424
Oklip461,6402,1102,123Oklip799425
Oksamol2672,3222,7402,750Oksamol1299426
Batom4764,1444,0504,067Batom1199442
Murkim359675810814Bias499444
Mofinop8111,1281,0101,017Mot599443
Okbemta7692,5541,5801,586Okngam999423
Totals15,68365,43477,87278,466Oksibil277

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, 2023, Kabupaten Pegunungan Bintang Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9502)
  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.
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