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Largest city in West Java, Indonesia
Photo: Syaifan Bahtiar Nirwansyah, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bekasi is a city in the province of West Java in Indonesia, and is part of the Jabodetabek Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. The city is both a commuter city for Jakarta and an industrial city in its own right, with a large number of factories located in and around the city. It is the largest city in the West Java province and the 3rd largest city in the country, with a population of about 2,650,000 (2024). Apart from a few historic buildings and recreation parks, the city mainly draws visitors for its extensive shopping malls and restaurants.
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Built around 1992, this is the only Hindu temple in Bekasi.
A small lake that was used as a place to dump waste. The area is now cleaned, and there are water rides such as boats, water bicycles (sepeda air), and bale kambang, a bamboo boat with four plastic drums that keeps the boat a float. Taking a boat around the lake might take around 25 to 60 minutes. You can also relax at gazebos beside the lake, and there is a restaurant.
Opened in 2014, this soccer stadium is home to PCB Persipasi soccer team and has 30,000 seats. You can also do jogging in the middle of the field.
Ruko (3-story building normally used to do business on the first floor and use the second and third as house) Kemang Pratama is located along the main road of Kemang Pratama. It's across 2 major school in Bekasi, Marsudirini and Al-Azhar. There are many choices of food from HEMA (Dutch food), Pawon Bulis (Javanese food), NORIKO (International food) to Klenger Burger. Also there are Chinese food restaurants and various types of Indonesian food (Baso, Empal Gentong, etc.)
Try the menus from the street-sellers and stalls, they could provide many Indonesian traditional dishes such as Nasi Kucing (rice with smaller size combined with fried dishes and sambal), Es Doger (shredded ice with syrups and coconut milk, mixed with fermented rice and tapioka), Es Campur (shredded ice with syrups and sliced tropical fruits), Mi Ayam (chicken noodles), Nasi Uduk Pecel Lele (rice, cooked with coconut milk, combined with fried catfish and special sauce), Kue Putu (steamed cookies made of flour rice, shredded coconut and palm sugar), Kue Cenil (cookies made of tapioca flour, sugar and shredded coconut), Bubur Ayam (chicken porridge).
Modern four-star hotel in a convenient location near the toll road exit of West Bekasi.
Modern hotel and convention centre, with outdoor swimming pool, next to the Summarecon mall.
Budget hotel in the city centre.
Traditional shopping area with many shops and stalls, not far from the railway station.
Metropolitan Mall
Modern shopping mall with a wide range of shops, cafés, and restaurants.
Shopping mall with XXI cinema, NAV family karaoke, and many shops, restaurants, and cafés.
It's in the middle of a large new housing development. In addition to the huge selection of shops, there is a large outdoor area with restaurants, cafés, and streetfood.
By bus
Frequent bus service from all parts of Jakarta to Bekasi Barat (West Bekasi) and Bekasi Timur (East Bekasi) bus terminals.
By train
Bekasi railway station is served by the blue line of Jakarta's commuter train system (KA Commuter Jabodetabek).
The easiest way to get around in Bekasi is by taxi. Taxi ranks are available outside the shopping malls and hotels.
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