Cikarang
Cikarang is a large industrial, commercial and residential town which includes the administrative headquarters of Bekasi Regency, West Java Province of Indonesia. The biggest industrial estate in Southeast Asia, Kota Jababeka is located there.
Industrial area
Cikarang includes Kota Deltamas as well as the administrative government of Bekasi Regency. Cikarang has contributed to the spread of industrialization from the West Cikarang area to South Cikarang. The city is known for MM2100 Cikarang Barat, Kota Jababeka, Bekasi International Industrial Estate, or the Hyundai Industrial Park; East Jakarta Industrial Park, Delta Silicon Industrial Park, and Indonesia-China Integrated Industrial Zone. Many foreign companies are located in Cikarang industrial estate.Cikarang's Industrial City is supported by housing complexes scattered around the Cikarang industrial park that was built by a collection of architects and contractors under PT PP. This residential area stretches around Tambun, Cibitung, Cikarang, Serang, Setu, Cicau, and Cibarusah. Some residential areas are well known, such as Jababeka and Lippo Cikarang. Cikarang has attracted industries including tourism, household, food and television.
Cikarang Dry Port is located in Jababeka Industrial Estate, the biggest manufacturing zone of West Java. Indonesia is home to a dozen industrial estates with more than 2,500 companies, both multinational and small-medium enterprises. Approximately are allocated for the Dry Port, which is accessible by highway and rail.
Cikarang wet Port offers cargo handling and logistics for export and import, as well as domestic distribution. It provides integrated port and logistics services with dozens of logistics and supply chain players, such as export/import, carriers, terminal operators, container freight stations, bonded warehouses, transportation, third party logistics, and empty container depots, as well as banks and other supporting facilities. The Dry Port is the extension gate of Tanjung Priok International Port. Document formalities for port clearance and customs clearance are completed in the Cikarang Dry Port.
Cikarang Dry Port has been appointed as an Integrated Customs Services Zone with a new international port code, IDJBK. The shipping lines’ service connects Cikarang Dry Port with other ports as part of international trading lines.
Demographics
There is no single administrative body at the level of the extensive town of Cikarang; instead, the town covers five of the administrative districts of Bekasi Regency. In total, Cikarang covers a land area of 223.14 km2 and had a combined population of 733,253 at the 2010 Census and 769,618 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate of the five districts as at mid 2024 was 837,469 - comprising 423,157 males and 414,312 females.- Cikarang Pusat had a population of 56,756 at the 2010 Census and 67,336 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 71,493 - comprising 35,719 males and 35,774 females. The district centre is at Sukamahi, and the six desa share a postcode of 17531.
- Cikarang Selatan had a population of 143,030 at the 2010 Census and 161,534 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 182,072 - comprising 91,604 males and 90,468 females. The district centre is at Sukadami, and the seven desa share a postcode of 17532.
- Cikarang Timur had a population of 91,326 at the 2010 Census and 106,478 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 114,825 - comprising 58,040 males and 56,585 females. The district centre is at Jatibaru, and the kelurahan of Sertajaya and the seven desa share a postcode of 17533.
- Cikarang Utara had a population of 230,563 at the 2010 Census and 228,937 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 249,228 - comprising 126,282 males and 122,946 females. The district centre is at Cikarangkota, and the eleven desa share a postcode of 17534.
- Cikarang Barat had a population of 211,578 at the 2010 Census and 205,333 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 220,051 - comprising 111,512 males and 108,539 females. The district centre is at Telaga Asih, and that kelurahan and the ten desa share a postcode of 17530.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of Kelurahan or Desa | Area in km2 | Population mid 2024 estimate |
| 32.16.20.2001 | Cicau | 9.0 | 8,314 |
| 32.16.20.2002 | Sukamahi | 9.0 | 9,900 |
| 32.16.20.2003 | Pasirranji | 9.0 | 4,681 |
| 32.16.20.2004 | Hegarmukti | 7.0 | 16,858 |
| 32.16.20.2005 | Jayamukti | 5.0 | 22,540 |
| 32.16.20.2006 | Pasirtanjung | 5.0 | 9,200 |
| 32.16.20 | Central Cikarang | 44.00 | 71,493 |
| 32.16.19.2001 | Cibatu | 12.00 | 17,476 |
| 32.16.19.2002 | Sukasejati | 4.60 | 9,770 |
| 32.16.19.2003 | Ciantra | 5.27 | 43,167 |
| 32.16.19.2004 | Sukadami | 6.25 | 52,202 |
| 32.16.19.2005 | Sukaresmi | 11.02 | 13,137 |
| 32.16.19.2006 | Serang | 4.96 | 21,923 |
| 32.16.19.2007 | Pasirsari | 5.47 | 24,397 |
| 32.16.19 | South Cikarang | 49.57 | 182,072 |
| 32.16.11.2001 | Tanjungbaru | 7.36 | 17,943 |
| 32.16.11.2002 | Cipayung | 6.80 | 14,992 |
| 32.16.11.2003 | Hegarmanah | 6.13 | 8,738 |
| 32.16.11.2004 | Jatireja | 5.59 | 26,602 |
| 32.16.11.2005 | Jatibaru | 4.18 | 9,590 |
| 32.16.11.2006 | Labansari | 4.01 | 7,157 |
| 32.16.11.1007 | Sertajaya | 5.18 | 16,787 |
| 32.16.11.2008 | Karangsari | 0.85 | 12,816 |
| 32.16.11 | East Cikarang | 40.10 | 114,625 |
| Kode Wilayah | Name of Kelurahan or Desa | Area in km2 | Population mid 2024 estimate |
| 32.16.09.2001 | Cikarangkota | 1.48 | 24,159 |
| 32.16.09.2002 | Karangbaru | 1.40 | 9,090 |
| 32.16.09.2003 | Karangasih | 2.70 | 43,911 |
| 32.16.09.2004 | Waluya | 3.10 | 25,220 |
| 32.16.09.2005 | Karangraharja | 3.90 | 43,300 |
| 32.16.09.2006 | Pasirgombong | 4.90 | 22,060 |
| 32.16.09.2007 | Simpangan | 3.10 | 26,779 |
| 32.16.09.2008 | Tanjungsari | 2.90 | 11,285 |
| 32.16.09.2009 | Harjamekar | 4.30 | 10,202 |
| 32.16.09.2010 | Mekarmukti | 4.21 | 24,680 |
| 32.16.09.2011 | Wangunharja | 4.44 | 8,542 |
| 32.16.09 | North Cikarang | 36.43 | 249,228 |
| 32.16.08.2001 | Telaga Mumi | 4.38 | 56,422 |
| 32.16.08.2002 | Mekarwangi | 6.02 | 13,811 |
| 32.16.08.2003 | Jatiwangi | 5.78 | 7,877 |
| 32.16.08.2004 | Danauindah | 3.28 | 4,731 |
| 32.16.08.2005 | Gandamekar | 6.08 | 4,800 |
| 32.16.08.2006 | Gandasari | 3.20 | 9,277 |
| 32.16.08.2007 | Sukadanau | 6.28 | 28,409 |
| 32.16.08.1008 | Telaga Asih | 3.52 | 25,281 |
| 32.16.08.2009 | Kalijaya | 3.88 | 29,475 |
| 32.16.08.2010 | Telajung | 5.57 | 30,035 |
| 32.16.08.2011 | Cikedokan | 5.05 | 9,933 |
| 32.16.08 | West Cikarang | 53.04 | 220,051 |
Language
The language most commonly used by Cikarang residents is Indonesian, this is because Cikarang as an industrial area has diversity in terms of ethnicity and language. However, There are two regional languages used by the natives in Cikarang, namely Sundanese and Betawi.The Sundanese language is mostly spoken in Central Cikarang, South Cikarang and East Cikarang. Meanwhile, the Betawi language is spoken in North Cikarang and West Cikarang. The boundaries of the use of these two languages in Cikarang overlap, but are mainly delimited by National Route 1. The distribution is that the Sundanese language is spoken in the south while the Betawi language is spoken in the north.