Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Pegunungan Bintang Regency, or Bintang Mountains Regency is one of the regencies in Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 15,682 km2, and had a population of 65,434 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 80,516. The administrative centre is Oksibil.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, Kimki, Towei, Emem, and Burumakok.Administrative Districts
The Bintang Mountains Regency comprises 34 districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
| District | Population
2010 Census |
| Iwur | 2,279 |
| Kawor | 1,084 |
| Tarup | 1,235 |
| Awinbon | 517 |
| Oksibil | 4,087 |
| Pepera | 1,173 |
| Alemson | 2,021 |
| Serambakon | 1,935 |
| Kolomdol | 1,185 |
| District | Population
2010 Census |
| Oksop | 1,948 |
| Sebang | 611 |
| Ok Bape | 799 |
| Ok Aon | 1,222 |
| Borme | 2,845 |
| Bime | 3,922 |
| Epumek | 4,071 |
| Weime | 2,529 |
| Pamek | 1,876 |
| District | Population
2010 Census |
| Nongme | 2,042 |
| Batani | 1,401 |
| Okbi | 1,918 |
| Aboy | 975 |
| Okbab | 3,390 |
| Teiraplu | 1,356 |
| Yetfa | 611 |
| Kiwirok | 2,679 |
Kiwirok Timur
| 1,942 |
| District | Population
2010 Census |
| Okhika | 1,318 |
| Oklip | 1,640 |
| Warasamo | 2,322 |
| Batom | 4,144 |
| Murkim | 675 |
| Mofinop | 1,128 |
| Okbemta | 2,554 |
| Totals | 65,434 |
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
