Bekasi

This article is about the city. For the regency, see Bekasi Regency.

Bekasi
City
City of Bekasi Kota Bekasi
Other transcription(s)
• Betawi	Bekasih Kota'
• Sundanese	ᮓᮚᮩᮂ ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ
View of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Skyway and Bekasi Line Al-Barkah Mosque St. Servatius Church Patriot Stadium Whoosh passing through in MBZ Skyway
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Kota Patriot (City of the Patriots)
Motto:  Bekasi Maju, Sejahtera dan Ihsan (Bekasi for the Developed, Prosperous, and Good people)
Location within West Java
Bekasi Location in Java Bekasi Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°14′06″S 106°59′32″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Metropolitan area	Jabodetabek
Founded (as Administrative City of Bekasi)	20 April 1982
Incorporated (as kotamadya)	16 December 1996
Inaugurated	10 March 1997
Government
• Mayor	Tri Adhianto Tjahyono
• Vice Mayor	Abdul Harris Bobihoe
Area
• Total	213.12 km2 (82.29 sq mi)
Elevation	11–81 m (36–266 ft)
Population  (mid 2025 official estimate)
• Total	2,648,272
• Rank	3rd
• Density	12,426/km2 (32,184/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 21
Vehicle registration	B xxxx Kxx
Website	bekasikota.go.id

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Bekasi (Indonesian pronunciation: [bəˈkasi] ^ⓘ) is the largest city in the province of West Java and the third-largest city in Indonesia. Located on the eastern border of Jakarta, it serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Bekasi had 2,543,676 inhabitants. The official estimate for mid 2025 was 2,648,272 (comprising 1,328,712 males and 1,319,560 females). The city is bordered by Bekasi Regency (from which the city was separated administratively on 16 December 1996) to the north and the east, Bogor Regency and Depok City to the south, and the city of East Jakarta to the west.

Bekasi is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being the capital city of the Kingdom of Tarumanagara. At that time, the name of Bekasi was Dayeuh Sundasembawa or Jayagiri. The earliest evidence of its existence dates from the fifth 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 Sundanese word 'sasi' which also means moon – and then the name Bhagasasi was mis-spelt as "Bhagasi", and then the Dutch colonial government also mis-spelt the name Bhagasi as "Bacassie", and finally it became "Bekasi". During the Dutch East Indies period, Bekasi was a part of Batavia residency. As a dormitory city, many middle-upper class satellite areas have been developed in Bekasi, complete with their own shopping malls, schools, hospitals, club houses, water park, and shuttle bus services to central Jakarta. The large number of multinational companies has apparently attracted many expatriates (mainly Japanese and Korean) to settle in Bekasi.