Karawang Regency


Karawang Regency is a regency of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Karawang is its administrative centre. The regency covers an area of 1,911.09 km2 and had a population of 2,127,791 people at the 2010 Census, which grew to 2,361,019 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate for mid-2024 was 2,554,384 - comprising 1,302,947 males and 1,278,298 females projected for mid 2025. The regency borders Bekasi and Bogor Regencies in the west, the Java Sea in the north, Subang Regency in the east, Purwakarta Regency in the southeast, and Cianjur Regency in the south. The regency lies on the eastern outskirts of Metropolitan Jakarta, just outside the Jabodetabek region, and is the site of considerable industrial activity.
The area continues to grow following the establishment of new factories by domestic and multinational companies in industrial areas. However, due to ever-expanding of Jakarta's suburbs, it has also seen a heavy influx of housing developments as well as a surge of new residents.

Administrative districts

Karawang Regency is divided into thirty districts comprising 309 administrative villages. The districts are listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimate for mid-2024; they are grouped for convenience into four geographical sectors, which have no administrative significance. The table includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2024
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
32.15.02Pangkalan94.3735,24538,40842,895Ciptasari841362
32.15.28Tegalwaru98.5634,15437,62642,653Cintalaksana941364
32.15.04Ciampel106.4039,34044,10443,457Kutapohaci741363
32.15.03Telukjambe Timur
37.49126,616135,914148,145Telukjambe941360
32.15.27Telukjambe Barat
71.0748,80354,95760,901Karangmulya1041361
32.15.05Klari59.37155,336181,111213,159Duren1341371
Sub-totalsSouth sector467.26439,494492,120551,21056
32.15.13Cikampek36.34107,020115,369127,173Dawuan Tengah1041373
32.15.29Purwasari29.3463,27475,93492,952Sukasari841377
32.15.16Tirtamulya46.5244,27449,59955,470Citarik1041372
32.15.14Jatisari53.2072,00378,56582,399Mekarsari1441375
32.15.24Banyusari55.3051,01255,42559,563Gembongan1241374
32.15.25Kotabaru30.89119,710131,136149,359Wancimekar941376
32.15.15Cilamaya Wetan69.3675,31878,27984,999Mekarmaya1241386
32.15.23Cilamaya Kulon68.3359,78064,56671,298Sukamulya1241384
Sub-totalsEast sector389.28592,391648,873723,21387
32.15.19Lemahabang44.0960,75864,71170,019Karangtanjung1141383
32.15.17Telagasari45.7260,16368,18371,489Telagasari1441381
32.15.21Majalaya30.0944,01664,55788,036Majalaya741370
32.15.26Karawang Timur
29.77118,001146,326149,866Adiarsa Timur
841313
& 41314
32.15.01Karawang Barat
39.51155,471161,554174,719Tanjungmekar841311
& 41312
42315
& 41316
32.15.18Rawamerta81.3848,65753,60857,821Sukamerta1341382
32.15.20Tempuran89.0758,60864,97669,852Pancakarya1441385
Sub-totalsCentral sector359.63545,674623,915681,80275
32.15.07Kutawaluya48.6753,74159,08665,558Waluya1241358
32.15.06Rengasdengklok31.46104,494109,718122,938Rengasdengklok
Selatan 		941352
32.15.22Jayakerta81.3859,92965,55772,366Jayamakmur841351
32.15.10Pedes66.0870,16878,18785,032Payungsari1241353
32.15.30Cilebar71.9639,42143,49446,908Kertamukti1041350
32.15.11Cibuaya87.1848,66052,05057,215Pejaten1141356
32.15.09Tirtajaya92.2561,91970,16677,139Sabajaya1141357
32.15.08Batujaya81.3875,33677,96687,441Batujaya1041354
32.15.12Pakisjaya57.3936,56439,88744,223Tanjungbungin841355
Sub-totalsNorth sector617.75550,232596,111658,82091
Totals1,913.712,127,7912,361,0192,554,384Karawang309

The 12 urban villages comprise all 8 villages in Karawang Barat District, plus 4 in Karawang Timur District.

History

On 9 December 1947, a massacre was carried out in Rawagede, between Karawang and Bekasi, by the Royal [Netherlands East Indies Army]. A total of 431 residents became victims of this massacre.

Topography

Most of Karawang Regency consists of a broad coastal plain; it lies on the northern coast of Java and is the result of the deposition of sedimentary rocks formed by loose materials, especially marine sediments and volcanic alluvium. While in the middle of the regency are hills mostly formed by sedimentary rocks, in the south there is a mountain with a height of about. The regency is roughly equidistant from Jakarta and Bandung, and the two metropolitan areas have a combined home population of over 40 million people.

Demography

The estimated population in mid-2024 was 2,554,384, and the projected total for mid 2025 was 2,581,245 - comprising 1,302,947 males and 1,278,298 females. The general population is ethnically Sundanese, with Islam adherents comprising 98.17% of the population according to the 2010 census.

Sport

The football club Persika Karawang, which plays in Liga 2, is based in Karawang's Singaperbangsa Stadium. The city had also hosted the Madura United F.C. between 2010 and 2012 when it was known as Pelita Jaya Karawang.

Industrial estates

Currently, according to the data of the Indonesian Industrial Zone Association, there are at least nine major industrial areas, namely Karawang New Industry City, Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC), Bukit Indah City, Surya Cipta Industrial Area, Karawang Jabar Industrial Estate, Podomoro Industrial Park, Kujang Industrial Area, Karawang Mitrakarawang Industry, GT Tech Park Karawang, and Artha Industrial Hill.

New airport

A new main airport for Greater Jakarta and the heavily populated surrounding area was planned for bids in 2014; the site is located within the regency, to provide relief to severely congested Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, the nation's largest gateway, as well as overloaded Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung. The new airport is expected to have space for 4 long runways and 2 jumbo terminals. The current airport takes up some 18 square kilometers of land, in all likelihood a similar allocation of land will be required.

Transportation

Trans-Java main rail line runs across the central part of the Regency, with a stop at Karawang Station. Likewise, Jakarta's main airport is also mulled for the regency. The Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road runs through the regency, connecting to the Cipularang Toll Road which goes to Purwakarta and Bandung. This district is also crossed by the fast Jakarta-Bandung train line.

Karawang ''adipati'' (regents) during the Mataram and colonial periods

  1. Prince Singaperbangsa, under the title Adipati Kertabumi III
  2. Raden Anom Wirasuta, son of Singaperbangsa
  3. Raden Jayanegara, son of Wirasuta, under the title Adipati Panatayuda II
  4. Raden Singanegara, son of Jayanegara, under the title Adipati Panatayuda IV
  5. Raden Singasari, son-in-law of Singanegara, under the title Raden Adipati Aria Singasari
  6. Raden Aria Sastradipura, son of Singanegara
  7. Raden Adipati Suryalaga, eldest son of Raden Adipati Suryalaga, adipati of Sumedang
  8. Raden Aria Sastradipura, son of Singanegara
  9. Raden Adipati Suryanata, son-in-law of Sastradipura
  10. Raden Adipati Suryawinata, younger brother of Suryanata
  11. Raden Muhammad Enoh, under the title Raden Sastranegara
  12. Raden Adipati Sumadipura, son of Sastradipura, under the title Raden Tumenggung Aria Sastradiningrat I, builds the pendopo and the Grand Mosque of Purwakarta
  13. Raden Adikusumah, under the title Raden Adipati Sastradiningrat II
  14. Raden Surya Kusumah, son of Adikusumah, under the title Raden Adipati Sastradiningrat III
  15. Raden Tumenggung Aria Gandanagara, younger brother of Surya Kusumah, under the title Raden Adipati Sastradiningrat III
  16. Raden Adipati Aria Suryamiharja
  17. Raden Panduwinata, under the title Raden Kanjeng Pandu Suriadiningrat, last bupati to reside in Purwakarta, moves to Subang.