Bintang Mountains Regency
Bintang Mountains Regency
Kabupaten Pegunungan Bintang | |
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A road in Oksibil, Pegunungan Bintang Regency | |
| Motto(s): Terip Tibo Semo Nirya (Let's Rise to Build Together) | |
Location in Highland Papua | |
Location in Indonesian Papua Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 4°31′18″S 140°17′43″E / 4.5217°S 140.2954°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Highland Papua |
| Seat | Oksibil |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Spei Yan Bidana |
| • Vice Regent | Arnold Nam |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,683 km2 (6,055 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 114,581 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 975 |
| Website | pegbintangkab.go.id |
Pegunungan Bintang Regency or Bintang Mountains Regency ("Bintang" means "star") 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 and 77,872 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 114,581 – comprising 61,112 males and 53,469 females. The administrative centre is the town of Oksibil.