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 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.

This highly urbanised area (largely suburban to Jakarta to its west) has a land area of and contained 2,630,401 people at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 3,113,017 at the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. with an average density of . The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 3,273,868 (comprising 1,657,207 males and 1,616,661 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bekasi Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216, Volume 22, 2025) These figures exclude the area and population of the separate City of Bekasi (with 2,644,058 inhabitants in mid 2024), 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'; ) which came under the rule of Landheeren (landlords). The landlords could impose taxation (''cuke''), tribute (''upeti'') and force labor (''rodi'') on the inhabitants of their private estates.

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

Administrative districts

Bekasi Regency is divided into 23 districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Bekasi Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216, Volume 22, 2025) 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.

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

* PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor

Cibitung District

* Panasonic
* PT Astra Honda Motor
* LG Electronics

Jababeka

* Samsung
* PT. Kraftfoods Indonesia
* Showa
* PT. Unilever Tbk.
* Kao Indonesia

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

See also

* Bekasi river

References

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Bekasi basin
Citarum basin