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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 and by Bekasi City to the west, by Bogor Regency to the south, by Karawang Regency to the east and by the Java Sea to the north.

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Bekasi Regency
Kabupaten Bekasi
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • BetawiBekasih Kabupatèn
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ 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
Location in Java and Indonesia
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Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency (Indonesia)
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Coordinates: 6°21′57″S 107°10′23″E / 6.3659°S 107.1730°E / -6.3659; 107.1730
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Founded15 August 1950 (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

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.

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 Census3 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 source ↗

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 source ↗

Bekasi Regency is divided into 23 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census3 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.

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)
32.16.18 Setu 9 62.16 111,670 173,656 210,496 Lubangbuaya 11 17320
32.16.21 Serang Baru 10 63.80 103,587 149,527 174,834 Sukasari 8 17330
32.16.22 Cibarusah 11 50.39 74,587 94,802 104,228 Cibarusakota 7 17340
32.16.23 Bojongmangu 12 60.06 25,033 27,821 28,664 Bojongmangu 6 17350
- 17356
Southern sector 236.41 314,877 445,806 518,222 32
32.16.20 Cikarang Pusat 13
(Central Cikarang)		 47.60 56,756 67,336 71,604 Sukamahi 6 17531
32.16.19 Cikarang Selatan 14
(South Cikarang)		 51.74 143,030 161,534 167,726 Sukadami 7 17532
32.16.11 Cikarang Timur 15
(East Cikarang)		 51.31 91,326 106,478 112,276 Jatibaru 8 (a) 17533
32.16.09 Cikarang Utara 16
(North Cikarang)		 43.30 230,563 228,937 224,123 Cikarangkota 11 17534
32.16.08 Cikarang Barat 17
(West Cikarang)		 53.69 211,578 205,333 201,015 Telaga Asih 11 (b) 17530
Cikarang sector 247.64 733,253 769,618 776,744 43
32.16.07 Cibitung 18 46.10 195,566 242,557 263,564 Wanasari 7 (c) 17520
32.16.06 Tambun Selatan 19
(South Tambun)		 43.10 417,008 431,038 428,784 Tambun 10 (d) 17510
32.16.05 Tambun Utara 20
(North Tambun)		 34.42 137,099 194,405 225,355 Sriamur 8 17511
Tambun sector 123.62 749,673 868,000 917,703 25
32.16.02 Babelan 21 63.60 209,564 270,050 298,884 Babelan Kota 9 (e) 17610
32.16.01 Tarumajaya 22 54.63 109,296 132,756 142,787 Pantai Makmur 8 (f) 17211
- 17218
32.16.17 Muaragembong 23 140.09 35,503 40,321 41,980 Pantaimekar 6 17730
32.16.03 Sukawangi 24 67.19 43,119 49,649 52,037 Sukawangi 7 17620
Northern sector 325.51 397,482 492,776 535,688 30
32.16.16 Cabangbungin 25 49.70 47,844 55,488 58,360 Lenggahjaya 8 17720
32.16.13 Pebayuran 26 96.34 92,821 102,285 104,951 Kertasari 13 17710
32.16.14 Sukakarya 27 42.40 42,468 52,016 56,173 Sukakarya 7 17630
32.16.04 Tambelang 28 37.91 35,376 40,862 42,893 Sukarapih 7 17621
32.16.15 Sukatani 29 37.52 70,299 93,491 105,064 Sukamulya 7 17631
32.16.10 Karangbahagia 30 45.30 90,654 123,238 139,973 Karangbahagia 8 17535
32.16.12 Kedungwaringin 31 31.53 55,654 69,437 75,659 Kedungwaringin 7 17540
Eastern sector 340.70 435,116 536,817 583,073 64
Total Regency 1,273.88 2,630,401 3,113,017 3,331,400 187

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

KM Toll Road Toll Gate Destination
21 Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road Tambun Tambun, Mustika Jaya, Setu
24 Cibitung Cibitung, Industrial Complex
31 Cikarang Barat Cikarang, Industrial Complex, Lemahabang
34 Cibatu Cibatu, Jayamukti, Industrial Complex
37 Cikarang Timur Cikarang, Pasirranji, Sukamahi
See also

See also

References

References

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  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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  17. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikarang Barat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616071).
  18. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cibitung Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616070).
  19. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tambun Selatan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616081).
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  31. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kedungwaringin Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616050).