Bekasi Regency

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Bekasi Regency
Kabupaten Bekasi
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 •  Sundanese ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ
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Citarum River estuary
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Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Swatantra Wibawa Mukti
(Self-reliant, prestigious, prosperous)
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Location within West Java
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Bekasi Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
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Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°21′57″S107°10′23″E / 6.3659°S 107.1730°E / -6.3659; 107.1730
CountryIndonesia
Province West Java
Regency seat Central Cikarang
Government
 • Regent Dani Ramdan (acting)
 • Vice RegentVacant
Area
 • Total
1,151.53 km2 (444.61 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate)
 • Total
3,193,006
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code (+62) 21
Website bekasikab.go.id

Bekasi Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Bekasi) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java Province, Indonesia. Its regency seat is in the district of Central Cikarang. It is bordered by Jakarta Special Region (the administrative cities of North Jakarta and East Jakarta) and by Bekasi City (which is a separate administration from the Regency) to the west, by Bogor Regency to the south, by Karawang Regency to the east and by the Java Sea to the north.

Contents

This highly urbanised area (largely suburban to Jakarta to its west) has an area of 1,151.53 km2 (444.61 sq mi) and contained 2,630,401 people at the 2010 Census [2] and 3,113,017 at the 2020 Census, [3] with an average density of 2,443.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,329/sq mi). The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 3,193,006. [1] These figures exclude the area and population of the separate City of Bekasi (with 2,627,307 population in mid 2023), which lies between the Regency and Jakarta, and has been independent of the Regency since 16 December 1996.

The earliest evidence of the existence of Bekasi dates from the 5th century according to the Tugu inscription, which describes the name of two rivers that run through the city, i.e. Candrabhaga and Gomati and one of those rivers, i.e. Candrabhaga is the origin of the name Bekasi where the name Candrabhaga evolved into Bhagasasi due to the Sanskrit word candra which means moon evolved into Old Javanese word ‘sasi’ which also means moon and then the name Bhagasasi was misspelled as Bhagasi and then Dutch colonial government also misspelled the name Bhagasi as Bacassie and finally it became Bekasi.

History

During the colonial era, Bekasi was dominated by particuliere landerijen ('private domains'; tanah partikelir) which came under the rule of Landheeren (landlords). [4] The landlords could impose taxation (cuke), tribute (upeti) and force labor (rodi) on the inhabitants of their private estates. [5]

Among the most powerful gentry families in Bekasi was the Khouw family of Tamboen (keluarga Khouw van Tamboen). [6] They ruled their extensive landholdings from their country house, landhuis Tamboen (now Gedung Juang Tambun).

Administrative districts

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Bekasi Regency administration building

Bekasi Regency is divided into 23 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates for mid 2023. [7] They are grouped in the table below (in non-official geographical sectors) to indicate the approximate position of the districts. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 180 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan), and their post codes.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code(s)
32.16.18 Setu 54.57111,670173,656165,907Lubangbuaya1117320
32.16.21 Serang Baru 51.42103,587149,527152,783Sukasari817330
32.16.22 Cibarusah 37.0074,58794,802102,578Cibarusakota717340
32.16.23 Bojongmangu 50.1825,03327,82130,251Bojongmangu617350
- 17356
Southern sector193.17314,877445,806451,51932
32.16.20 Cikarang Pusat
(Central Cikarang)		44.0056,75667,33668,445Sukamahi617531
32.16.19Cikarang Selatan
(South Cikarang)		49.57143,030161,534171,742Sukadami717532
32.16.11Cikarang Timur
(East Cikarang)		40.1091,326106,478110,191Jatibaru8 (a)17533
32.16.09Cikarang Utara
(North Cikarang)		36.43230,563228,937239,769Cikarangkota1117534
32.16.08Cikarang Barat
(West Cikarang)		53.04211,578205,333211,089Telaga Asih11 (b)17530
Cikarang sector223.14733,253769,618801,18643
32.16.07 Cibitung 35.79195,566242,557255,947Wanasari7 (c)17520
32.16.06 Tambun Selatan
(South Tambun)		37.12417,008431,038433,710Tambun10 (d)17510
32.16.05 Tambun Utara
(North Tambun)		29.67137,099194,405193,581Sriamur817511
Tambun sector102.58749,673868,000883,23825
32.16.02 Babelan 59.41209,564270,050256,183Babelan Kota9 (e)17610
32.16.01 Tarumajaya 44.12109,296132,756123,032Pantai Makmur8 (f)17211
- 17218
32.16.17 Muara Gembong 160.5435,50340,32143,722Pantai Mekar617730
32.16.03 Sukawangi 60.9943,11949,64954,097Sukawangi717620
Northern sector325.06397,482492,776477,03430
32.16.16 Cabangbungin 47.7947,84455,48860,214Lenggahjaya817720
32.16.13 Pebayuran 83.0492,821102,285110,356Kertasari1317710
32.16.14 Sukakarya 43.1442,46852,01656,989Sukakarya717630
32.16.04 Tambelang 32.4035,37640,86243,986Sukarapih717621
32.16.15 Sukatani 34.3870,29993,491102,679Sukamulya717631
32.16.10 Karangbahagia 38.5590,654123,238133,153Karangbahagia817535
32.16.12 Kedungwaringin 28.2855,65469,43776,652Kedungwaringin717540
Eastern sector307.58435,116536,817580,02964
Total Regency1,151.532,630,4013,113,0173,193,006187

Notes: (a) includes the kelurahan of Sertajaya. (b) includes the kelurahan of Telaga Asih. (c) includes the kelurahan of Wanasari.
(d) includes the kelurahan of Jatimulya. (e) includes the two kelurahan of Bahagia and Kebalen. (f) includes the kelurahan of Setia Asih.

List of companies

Cikarang Pusat (Central Cikarang) District

Cibitung District

Jababeka

EJIP

BIIE

Newton Techno Park

Toll Road Access

KMToll RoadToll GateDestination
21 Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road TambunTambun, Mustika Jaya, Setu
24CibitungCibitung, Industrial Complex
31Cikarang Barat Cikarang, Industrial Complex, Lemahabang
34CibatuCibatu, Jayamukti, Industrial Complex
37Cikarang TimurCikarang, Pasirranji, Sukamahi

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