Bekasi Regency (

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: Kabupaten Bekasi) is a

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''(kabupaten)'' of

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Bante ...

Province, Indonesia. Its regency seat is in the district of

Central Cikarang Central Cikarang ( id, Cikarang Pusat; su, ᮎᮤᮊᮛᮀ ᮕᮥᮞᮒ᮪) is a district of Bekasi Regency which serves as its seat. The district was established in 2001, as a result of division of Lemahabang and Serang Districts into 4 new dist ...

. It is bordered by Jakarta and by

Bekasi Bekasi (, su, ) is a city in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.the city of planet Bekasi is his nickname.It serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statist ...

City (which is a separate administration from the Regency) to the west, by Bogor Regency to the south, and by Karawang Regency to the east. This highly urbanised area (largely suburban to Jakarta to its west) has an area of and contained 2,630,401 people at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 3,113,017 at the 2020 Census, with an average density of . The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 3,157,962. 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). 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 (Indonesian: ''keluarga Khouw van 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, and as at the official estimate for mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (''desa'' and ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.

List of companies

Cikarang Pusat (Central Cikarang) District

* PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor

Cibitung District

* Panasonic * PT Astra Honda Motor * LG Electronics

Jababeka

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* 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

References

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