Oksibil | |
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Town | |
Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 4°54′24″S 140°37′39″E / 4.90667°S 140.62750°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Highland Papua |
Regency | Pegunungan Bintang |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 4,566 |
Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
Oksibil is a town and a district of Highland Papua in Indonesia that is also the administrative centre of the Pegunungan Bintang Regency. According to the 2010 census the district had a population of 4,087 inhabitants and on 2018 it increased to 4,566.[1][2] The town is divided into eight villages (desa), with most populated one being Mabilabol with population of 1,460 in 2018 and the least populated one is Molbib Silibib with only 70 people living there according to Statistics Indonesia.[2] Sex ratio in the district as of 2018 was 147 men for every 100 women. Other than being the most populated, Mabilabol is also the most densely populated village.[2]
Oksibil was the site of a separatist conflict in 2023.
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