Bekasi Kota Bekasi
Bekasi Location of Bekasi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°14′0″S 107°0′0″E / 6.233333°S 107°E / -6.233333; 107
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Area
- Total	210.49 km2 (81.3 sq mi)
Population
- Total	1,993,478 (2,005)
- Density	9.178/km2 (23.8/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s)	+62 21
Website	www.kotabekasi.go.id

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Bekasi (Indonesian:Kota Bekasi) is a growing suburb in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of DKI Jakarta in the Jabotabek metropolitan region. To the south is Bogor Regency, east is Bekasi Regency.

It has an area of 210.49 km² and 1,931,976 people in 2005, with a density of 9,178 people/km².^[1] The 2007 population is estimated to be 2,084,831.^[2]

Substantial urban areas surround the city. It serves as a commuter city for Jakarta, although it has notable trade, business and processing industries. These are primarily clustered in the area of Karawang.

[edit] Administration

Bekasi is divided into 12 subdistricts: West Bekasi, East Bekasi, South Bekasi, North Bekasi, Medan Satria, Rawalumbu, Bantar Gebang, Pondok Gede, Jatisampurna, Jatiaish, Pondok Melati and Mustika Jaya.

Each district will be listed :

    * Kac. Bekasi Timur          o Bekasi Jaya          o Durén Jaya          o Arén Jaya          o Margahayu    * Kac. Bekasi Barat          o Bintara          o Kranji          o Kota Baru          o Bintara Jaya          o Jakasampurna    * Kac. Bekasi Selatan          o Pekayon Jaya          o Marga Jaya          o Jakamulya          o Jakasetia          o Kayuringin Jaya 

    * Kac. Rawalumbu          o Bojong Rawalumbu          o Bojong Ménténg          o Pengasinan          o Sepanjang Jaya    * Kac. Bekasi Utara          o Kaliabang Tengah          o Perwira          o Harapan Baru          o Harapan Jaya          o Teluk Pucung          o Marga Mulya    * Kac. Médan Satria          o Médan Satria          o Pejuang          o Kali Baru          o Harapan Mulya 

    * Kac. Jatiaish          o Jatimekar          o Jatiaish          o Jatirasa          o Jatikramat          o Jatiluhur          o Jatisari    * Kac. Jatisampurna          o Jatisampurna          o Jatikarya          o Jatirangga          o Jatiranggon          o Jatiradén    * Kac. Pondok Gedé          o Jatiwaringin          o Jatibening          o Jatimakmur          o Jaticempaka          o Jatibaru    * Kac. Pondok Melati          o Jatimelati          o Jatirahayu          o Jatiwarna          o Jatimurni 

    * Kac. Bantargebang          o Bantargebang          o Cikiwul          o Ciketing Udik          o Sumur Batu    * Kac. Mustika Jaya          o Mustikajaya          o Pedurénan          o Mustikasari          o Cimuning 

[edit] Commerce

In recent years, many satellite cities have developed along the Jatibening - Tambun toll highway. These include Harapan Indah, Kemang Pratama, Taman Galaxy, and Grand Wisata.

There are several shopping centers in Bekasi. The largest is Mega Bekasi Hypermall (anchor tenant: Giant), Other shopping centers include: Metropolitan Mall. Grand Mall (anchor tenant: Hypermart), Blue Oasis City (anchor tenant: Carrefour), Bekasi Trade Centre, Bekasi Cyber Park, and Bekasi Square (anchor tenant: Carrefour).

[edit] Transportation

There are two highway connections from the Jabotabek urban area. The first is the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, which has four exits in Bekasi. The other is the Jakarta Outer Ring Road, which provides access to Tangerang, Jakarta, and Bogor. Owing to its location as a satellite city of Jakarta, heavy rush hour traffic jams have become common on the roads between Jakarta and Bekasi. Efforts have been made to overcome these problems, mainly by widening the roads of Pondok Gede along the Kalimalang river. The most recent traffic project is the planned Becakayu toll road, which will be an alternate to the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road. Its route will be Bekasi Utara-Cawang-Kampung Melayu.

The Transjakarta bus system serves commuters from Harapan Indah, Kemang Pratama, and Grand Wisata. KRL Jabotabek runs from Bekasi station to Jakarta Kota station. Pondok Gede bus station serves other parts of the city, and the rest of Java island. Jakarta Mass Rapid Transportation, which includes subways, monorails, busways and waterways, plans to connect Jakarta to the surrounding cities, including Bekasi, in the future.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Industry

In addition to its numerous residential areas, there are several important industrial areas in Bekasi. These include the Jababeka and MM 2100 districts. Many large companies, such as Honda and Samsung, have factories in Bekasi. Approximately 500,000 laborers live in Cikarang, the capital city of the Bekasi regency.

[edit] Traffic

Bekasi has very dense traffic especially during the rush hour. From about 4.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m a lot of vehicles are stuck on the street because the roads are full of cars and motorcycles.

[edit] References

v • d • e Regencies and cities of West Java (Jawa Barat) Capital: Bandung Regencies Bogor • Sukabumi • Cianjur • Bandung • West Bandung • Garut • Tasikmalaya • Ciamis • Kuningan • Cirebon • Majalengka • Sumedang • Indramayu • Subang • Purwakarta • Karawang • Bekasi Cities (Kota) Bogor • Sukabumi • Bandung • Cirebon • Bekasi • Cikarang • Depok • Tasikmalaya • Banjar • Cimahi See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia