Bekasi
| Kota Bekasi Bekasi |
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 14 ′ S , 107 ° 0 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
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Java | ||
| province | Jawa Barat | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-JB | ||
| Residents | 2,378,211 (2010) | ||
Bekasi is a large city in the Indonesian province of Jawa Barat . It is located east of Jakarta and had 2,378,211 inhabitants in 2010. Together with Jakarta and the neighboring cities of Bogor , Depok and Tangerang in the south and west , it forms the Jabodetabek metropolitan region .
Economy and Infrastructure
Companies
International branches of large companies such as Honda , Converse and Samsung are located in the city .
education
A total of five universities are located in Bekasi:
- Universitas Islam Assyafi`iyah, (UIA)
- Universitas Presiden, (UNPRES)
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Bekasi
- Universitas Islam "45" (UNISMA)
- Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Fauzie As'Ad (* 1968 ), painter and sculptor
- Shella Devi Aulia (* 1994 ), badminton player
- Anggia Shitta Awanda (* 1994 ), badminton player
- Rizky Pellu (* 1992 ), football player
- Annisa Wahyuni (* 1990 ), badminton player
Personalities who have worked in this city
The Indonesian writer SK Trimurti lived in Bekasi.
Web links
Commons : Bekasi (city) - collection of images, videos and audio files
