Bekasi Regency

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Bekasi Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bekasi; Betawi: Bekasih Kabupatèn; Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ, romanized: Kabupatén 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.

Sundanese‹The template Lang-su-fonts is being considered for merging.› ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ
CountryIndonesia
Founded15 August 1950; 75 years ago (1950-08-15)[1]
Regency seatCentral Cikarang
Quick facts Kabupaten Bekasi, Other transcription(s) ...
Bekasi Regency
Kabupaten Bekasi
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Betawi OraBekasih Kabupatèn
 • Sundanese‹The template Lang-su-fonts is being considered for merging.› ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ
Coat of arms of Bekasi Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Swatantra Wibawa Mukti
(Self-reliant, Prestigious, joyous)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Bekasi Regency is located in Java
Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Bekasi Regency is located in Indonesia
Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°21′57″S 107°10′23″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Founded15 August 1950; 75 years ago (1950-08-15)[1]
Regency seatCentral Cikarang
Government
 • RegentAsep Surya Atmaja (act.)
 • Vice RegentAkhmad Marjuki (act.)
Area
 • Total
1,273.88 km2 (491.85 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Highest elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2025 Estimate)
 • Total
3,331,400
 • Density2,615.2/km2 (6,773.2/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 21
Vehicle registrationB xxxx Fxx
Websitebekasikab.go.id
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This highly urbanised area (largely suburban to Jakarta to its west) has a land area of 1,273.88 km2 (491.85 sq mi) and contained 2,630,401 people at the 2010 Census[3] and 3,113,017 at the 2020 Census,[4] with an average density of 2,570 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,700/sq mi). The official estimate as at mid 2025 was 3,331,400 (comprising 1,683,152 males and 1,648,248 females),[2] making it the fourth most populous regency in Indonesia after Bogor Regency, Bandung Regency and Tangerang Regency. The figures for Bekasi Regency exclude the area and population of the separate City of Bekasi (with 2,648,272 inhabitants in mid 2025),[5] 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

Tambun Struggle Building (Gedung Juang Tambun) in Bekasi Regency. Formerly a landlord's house, currently it houses Bekasi Museum

During the colonial era, Bekasi was dominated by particuliere landerijen ('private domains'; tanah partikelir) which came under the rule of Landheeren (landlords).[6] The landlords could impose taxation (cuke), tribute (upeti) and force labor (rodi) on the inhabitants of their private estates.[7]

Among the most powerful gentry families in Bekasi was the Khouw family of Tamboen (keluarga Khouw van Tamboen).[8] They ruled their extensive landholdings from their country house, landhuis Tamboen (now Gedung Juang Tambun).

Administrative districts

Bekasi Regency administration building

Bekasi Regency is divided into 23 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates for mid 2025.[2] 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.

More information Kode Wilayah, Name of District (kecamatan) ...
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2025
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code(s)
32.16.18Setu [9]62.16111,670173,656210,496Lubangbuaya1117320
32.16.21Serang Baru [10]63.80103,587149,527174,834Sukasari817330
32.16.22Cibarusah [11]50.3974,58794,802104,228Cibarusakota717340
32.16.23Bojongmangu [12]60.0625,03327,82128,664Bojongmangu617350
- 17356
Southern sector236.41314,877445,806518,22232
32.16.20Cikarang Pusat [13]
(Central Cikarang)		47.6056,75667,33671,604Sukamahi617531
32.16.19Cikarang Selatan [14]
(South Cikarang)		51.74143,030161,534167,726Sukadami717532
32.16.11Cikarang Timur [15]
(East Cikarang)		51.3191,326106,478112,276Jatibaru8 (a)17533
32.16.09Cikarang Utara [16]
(North Cikarang)		43.30230,563228,937224,123Cikarangkota1117534
32.16.08Cikarang Barat [17]
(West Cikarang)		53.69211,578205,333201,015Telaga Asih11 (b)17530
Cikarang sector247.64733,253769,618776,74443
32.16.07Cibitung [18]46.10195,566242,557263,564Wanasari7 (c)17520
32.16.06Tambun Selatan [19]
(South Tambun)		43.10417,008431,038428,784Tambun10 (d)17510
32.16.05Tambun Utara [20]
(North Tambun)		34.42137,099194,405225,355Sriamur817511
Tambun sector123.62749,673868,000917,70325
32.16.02Babelan [21]63.60209,564270,050298,884Babelan Kota9 (e)17610
32.16.01Tarumajaya [22]54.63109,296132,756142,787Pantai Makmur8 (f)17211
- 17218
32.16.17Muaragembong [23]140.0935,50340,32141,980Pantaimekar617730
32.16.03Sukawangi [24]67.1943,11949,64952,037Sukawangi717620
Northern sector325.51397,482492,776535,68830
32.16.16Cabangbungin [25]49.7047,84455,48858,360Lenggahjaya817720
32.16.13Pebayuran [26]96.3492,821102,285104,951Kertasari1317710
32.16.14Sukakarya [27]42.4042,46852,01656,173Sukakarya717630
32.16.04Tambelang [28]37.9135,37640,86242,893Sukarapih717621
32.16.15Sukatani [29]37.5270,29993,491105,064Sukamulya717631
32.16.10Karangbahagia [30]45.3090,654123,238139,973Karangbahagia817535
32.16.12Kedungwaringin [31]31.5355,65469,43775,659Kedungwaringin717540
Eastern sector340.70435,116536,817583,07364
Total Regency1,273.882,630,4013,113,0173,331,400187
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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

  • Omron
  • MEI ( Matsumoto Electronic Indonesia )
  • Haier
  • Musashi
  • AISIN

BIIE

  • LG Innotek Indonesia
  • Enkei
  • Sanoh

Newton Techno Park

  • Guna Era
  • Fata Metal
  • Matahari Alka
  • PPA (Priuk Perkasa Abadi)
  • Takita

Toll Road Access

More information KM, Toll Road ...
KMToll RoadToll GateDestination
21Jakarta–Cikampek Toll RoadTambunTambun, Mustika Jaya, Setu
24CibitungCibitung, Industrial Complex
31Cikarang BaratCikarang, Industrial Complex, Lemahabang
34CibatuCibatu, Jayamukti, Industrial Complex
37Cikarang TimurCikarang, Pasirranji, Sukamahi
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