Bantargebang is one of the twelve administrative
districts
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 ...
(''kecamatan'') within the
city of Bekasi, in ''
Jabodetabek
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regency ...
'' (Jakarta's metropolitan area) on the island of Java, Indonesia. The district covers an area of , and had a population of 95,845 at the 2010 Census and 107,216 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 113,988 - comprising 58,047 males and 55,941 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Bantargebang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3275030)]
History
Bantargebang was officially established on 24 December 1981, after being split off from the western part of
Setu district, which at the time was still part of
Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency () is a regency () 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 ...
.
Following the establishment of
Bekasi City in 1996, the district officially became part of the newly-established city.
Communities
The administrative centre is located in Bantargebang ''kelurahan'', and the district is sub-divided into four urban "villages" or communities (''kelurahan''), as listed below with their areas and their populations as at mid 2023,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Bantargebang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3275030)] together with their postcodes.
References
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Populated places in West Java
Districts of West Java