Oksibil is a town and a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Highland Papua Highland Papua ( id, Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago, shortened to La Pago. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,408,641 according to the official es ...

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that is also the administrative centre of the

Pegunungan Bintang Regency Pegunungan Bintang Regency, or Bintang Mountains Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. 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 administ ...

. According to the 2010 census the district had a population of 4,087 inhabitants and on 2018 it increases to 4,566. 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

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. Sex ratio in the district as of 2018 was 147 men for every 100 women. Other than being most populated, Mabilabol is also the most densely populated village. Oksibil was the site of a separatist conflict in 2023.

Infrastructure

There are four elementary schools, two junior highschools, and two senior highschools in the district as of 2018. Healthcare infrastructure in the district consisted of one hospital, two

puskesmas Puskesmas ( id, Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat, ) are government-mandated community health clinics located across Indonesia. They are overseen by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and provide healthcare for the population on sub-district level. ...

, and one healthcare center. There's one mosque, eight protestant churches, and two Catholic churches in the district as of 2018. A hydroelectric plant and a solar panel plant was built in 2012 to serve electricity needs in the town. It is the highest-located solar farm in the world, located between 3,000 meters above sea level. The town also has one university, Okmin University, which is private. Total roads inside the district is 139 kilometers, out of which 31.86 have not yet been paved with asphalt. The district is served by

Oksibil Airport Oksibil Airport is an airport located at Oksibil, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The airport has connecting flights to with Trigana Air Service and Wings Air. The airport's runway is long and is partially marked asphalt (formerly grass) landing ...

. The district is connected to main cities in Papua such as

Merauke Merauke is a large town and the capital of the South Papua province, Indonesia. It is also the administrative centre of Merauke Regency in South Papua. It is considered the easternmost city in Indonesia. The town was originally called Ermasoe. It ...

and

Wamena Wamena is a town and the capital of the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It also serves as the seat of Jayawijaya Regency. It is the largest town in Indonesian Papua's highlands, in the Baliem Valley and had a population of 64,967 at the ...

through

Trans-Papua Highway The Trans-Papua Highway ( Indonesian: ''Jalan Raya Trans-Papua'') refers to 12 road segments, some under construction, across Western New Guinea in Indonesia, located in the island of New Guinea. The roads stretch from Sorong to Merauke with a tot ...

. However, the roads weren't fully paved and only partially finished due to frequent disturbance by armed groups under

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. The construction was halted in 2020 after a construction truck was shot by an armed group.

Geography

The entire district has an area of 248 square kilometers. The district is located within average height of 1,411 meters above the sea but also includes places as high as 3,000 meters above sea level.

Climate

Oksibil has a very wet

Tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af). Average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and its rainfall is 5385 mm.

References

{{authority control Regency seats of Highland Papua Populated places in Highland Papua