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 of mid-2025 was 3,331,400 (comprising 1,683,152 males and 1,648,248 females),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bekasi Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216) 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),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kota Bekasi Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3275) 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-2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bekasi Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216) 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) Areain km2 Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020Census Pop'n mid 2025EstimateAdmincentreNo. of villagesPostcode(s) 32.16.18 SetuBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Setu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216010), 2025. 62.16 111,670 173,656 210,496 Lubangbuaya11 17320 32.16.21 Serang BaruBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Serang Baru Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216021), 2025. 63.80 103,587 149,527 174,834 Sukasari8 17330 32.16.22 CibarusahBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cibarusah Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216030), 2025. 50.39 74,587 94,802 104,228 Cibarusakota7 17340 32.16.23 BojongmanguBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Bojongmangu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216031), 2025. 60.06 25,033 27,821 28,664 Bojongmangu6 17350- 17356 Southern sector 236.41 314,877 445,806 518,222 32 32.16.20 Cikarang PusatBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikarang Pusat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616022).(Central Cikarang) 47.60 56,756 67,336 71,604 Sukamahi6 17531 32.16.19 Cikarang Selatan Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikarang Selatan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616023).(South Cikarang) 51.74 143,030 161,534 167,726 Sukadami7 17532 32.16.11 Cikarang Timur Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikarang Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616041).(East Cikarang) 51.31 91,326 106,478 112,276 Jatibaru8 (a)17533 32.16.09 Cikarang Utara Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikarang Utara Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616061).(North Cikarang) 43.30 230,563 228,937 224,123 Cikarangkota11 17534 32.16.08 Cikarang Barat Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikarang Barat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616071).(West Cikarang) 53.69 211,578 205,333 201,015 Telaga Asih11 (b) 17530 Cikarang sector 247.64 733,253 769,618 776,744 43 32.16.07 CibitungBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cibitung Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616070). 46.10 195,566 242,557 263,564 Wanasari7 (c) 17520 32.16.06 Tambun SelatanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tambun Selatan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616081).(South Tambun) 43.10 417,008 431,038 428,784 Tambun10 (d) 17510 32.16.05 Tambun UtaraBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tambun Utara Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616082).(North Tambun) 34.42 137,099 194,405 225,355 Sriamur8 17511 Tambun sector 123.62 749,673 868,000 917,703 25 32.16.02 BabelanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Babelan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216090), 2025. 63.60 209,564 270,050 298,884 Babelan Kota9 (e) 17610 32.16.01 TarumajayaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tarumajaya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216100), 2025. 54.63 109,296 132,756 142,787 Pantai Makmur8 (f) 17211- 17218 32.16.17 MuaragembongBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Muaragembong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216150), 2025. 140.09 35,503 40,321 41,980 Pantaimekar6 17730 32.16.03 SukawangiBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sukawangi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216111), 2025. 67.19 43,119 49,649 52,037 Sukawangi7 17620 Northern sector 325.51 397,482 492,776 535,688 30 32.16.16 CabangbunginBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cabangbungin Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216140) 49.70 47,844 55,488 58,360 Lenggahjaya8 17720 32.16.13 PebayuranBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pebayuran Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616130). 96.34 92,821 102,285 104,951 Kertasari13 17710 32.16.14 SukakaryaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sukakarya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216121) 42.40 42,468 52,016 56,173 Sukakarya7 17630 32.16.04 TambelangBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tambelang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216110) 37.91 35,376 40,862 42,893 Sukarapih 7 17621 32.16.15 SukataniBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sukatani Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3216120) 37.52 70,299 93,491 105,064 Sukamulya7 17631 32.16.10 KarangbahagiaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Karangbahagia Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616062). 45.30 90,654 123,238 139,973 Karangbahagia8 17535 32.16.12 KedungwaringinBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kedungwaringin Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3616050). 31.53 55,654 69,437 75,659 Kedungwaringin7 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 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 KM Toll Road Toll Gate Destination21Jakarta–Cikampek Toll RoadTambunTambun, Mustika Jaya, Setu24CibitungCibitung, Industrial Complex31Cikarang BaratCikarang, Industrial Complex, Lemahabang34CibatuCibatu, Jayamukti, Industrial Complex37Cikarang TimurCikarang, Pasirranji, Sukamahi
See also
Bekasi river
References