Pegunungan Bintang Regency

Pegunungan Bintang Regency, or Bintang Mountains Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 15,682 km2, and had a population of 65,434 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 80,516. The administrative centre is Oksibil.

Pegunungan Bintang Regency

Kabupaten Pegunungan Bintang
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Terip Tibo Semo Nirya
Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Pegunungan Bintang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4.5217°S 140.2954°E / -4.5217; 140.2954
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalOksibil
Government
 • RegentCostan Oktemka
 • Vice RegentDecky Deal
Area
 • Total15,682 km2 (6,055 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total80,516
 • Density5.1/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).[2]

Administrative Districts

The Bintang Mountains Regency comprises 34 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[3]

The number of districts increased dramatically prior to 2010, created by the division of the six original districts.

  • Kawor, Tarup, and Awinbon were created from parts of Iwur District
  • Pepera, Alemsom, Serambakon, Kolomdol, Oksop, 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 Warasamo were created from parts of Kiwirok District
  • Murkim, Mofinop, and Okbemta were created from parts of Batom District

See also

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