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Karawang Regency

{{Short description|Regency in West Java, Indonesia}}

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| official_name = Karawang Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Karawang

| native_name_lang = id

| settlement_type = Regency

| image_skyline = Batujaya temple.jpg

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| image_caption = Batujaya Temple

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Sundanese

| translit_lang1_info1 = {{Sund|ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮊᮛᮝᮀ}}

| motto = Interasih (Indah Tertib Aman Bersih)

| image_shield = LAMBANG KABUPATEN KARAWANG.svg

| image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Karawang Regency.svg

| map_caption = Location within West Java

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = West Java

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| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Aep Syaepuloh

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Maslani|lt=Maslani|id}}

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| area_total_km2 = 1913.71

| population_as_of = mid 2024 official estimate

| population_note = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Karawang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215)

| population_total = 2554384

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = WIB

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| area_code = (+62)267, (+62)264

| website = {{URL|http://www.karawangkab.go.id

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Karawang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) 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,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which grew to 2,361,019 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official estimate for mid-2024 was 2,554,384 - comprising 1,302,947 males and 1,278,298 females projected for mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Karawang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215) 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 (like factories).

The area continues to grow which marked the establishment of new factories by domestic and multinational companies in industrial areas. However, due to ever-expanding Jakarta (primarily from the eastward expansion of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road and the Cikopo-Palimanan Toll Road), it has seen a heavy influx of housing developments as well as a surge of people.

Administrative districts

Karawang Regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan) comprising 309 administrative villages (desa and Kelurahan). 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.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Karawang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215) The table includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 297 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan - for which latter please see West Karawang and East Karawang), and its postal code.

class="wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2024
Estimate||Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
32.15.02Pangkalanalign="right"| 99.66align="right"| 35,245align="right"| 38,408align="right"| 42,747Ciptasarialign="center"| 841362
32.15.28Tegalwarualign="right"| 52.14align="right"| 34,154align="right"| 37,626align="right"| 40,709Cintalaksanaalign="center"| 941364
32.15.04Ciampelalign="right"| 117.10align="right"| 39,340align="right"| 44,104align="right"| 45,784Kutapohacialign="center"| 741363
32.15.03Telukjambe Timur
(East Telukjambe)		align="right"| 47.21align="right"| 126,616align="right"| 135,914align="right"| 135,745Telukjambealign="center"| 941360
32.15.27Telukjambe Barat
(West Telukjambe)		align="right"| 70.92align="right"| 48,803align="right"| 54,957align="right"| 57,844Karangmulyaalign="center"| 1041361
32.15.05Klarialign="right"| 73.65align="right"| 155,336align="right"| 181,111align="right"| 212,462Durenalign="center"| 1341371
32.15.13Cikampekalign="right"| 36.34align="right"| 107,020align="right"| 115,369align="right"| 123,883Dawuan Tengahalign="center"| 1041373
32.15.29Purwasarialign="right"| 32.15align="right"| 63,274align="right"| 75,934align="right"| 86,946Sukasarialign="center"| 841377
32.15.16Tirtamulyaalign="right"| 46.52align="right"| 44,274align="right"| 49,599align="right"| 52,104Citarikalign="center"| 1041372
32.15.14Jatisarialign="right"| 55.34align="right"| 72,003align="right"| 78,565align="right"| 83,638Mekarsarialign="center"| 1441375
32.15.24Banyusarialign="right"| 55.46align="right"| 51,012align="right"| 55,425align="right"| 58,031Gembonganalign="center"| 1241374
32.15.25Kotabarualign="right"| 33.31align="right"| 119,710align="right"| 131,136align="right"| 143,941Wancimekaralign="center"| 941376
32.15.15Cilamaya Wetanalign="right"| 78.17align="right"| 75,318align="right"| 78,279align="right"| 81,986Mekarmayaalign="center"| 1241386
32.15.23Cilamaya Kulonalign="right"| 68.33align="right"| 59,780align="right"| 64,566align="right"| 68,196Sukamulyaalign="center"| 1241384
32.15.19Lemahabangalign="right"| 53.44align="right"| 60,758align="right"| 64,711align="right"| 68,043Karangtanjungalign="center"| 1141383
32.15.17Telagasarialign="right"| 105.70align="right"| 60,163align="right"| 68,183align="right"| 72,010Talagasarialign="center"| 1441381
32.15.21Majalayaalign="right"| 33.54align="right"| 44,016align="right"| 64,557align="right"| 87,981Majalayaalign="center"| 741370
32.15.26Karawang Timur
(East Karawang)		align="right"| 30.37align="right"| 118,001align="right"| 146,326align="right"| 166,506Adiarsa Timur
(East Adiarsa)		align="center"| 841313
& 41314
32.15.01Karawang Barat
(West Karawang)		align="right"| 39.52align="right"| 155,471align="right"| 161,554align="right"| 167,431Tanjungmekaralign="center"| 841311
& 41312
42315
& 41316
32.15.18Rawamertaalign="right"| 50.32align="right"| 48,657align="right"| 53,608align="right"| 56,057Sukamertaalign="center"| 1341382
32.15.20Tempuranalign="right"| 93.57align="right"| 58,608align="right"| 64,976align="right"| 67,301Pancakaryaalign="center"| 1441385
32.15.07Kutawaluyaalign="right"| 54.60align="right"| 53,741align="right"| 59,086align="right"| 63,130Waluyaalign="center"| 1241358
32.15.06Rengasdengklokalign="right"| 37.68align="right"| 104,494align="right"| 109,718align="right"| 120,116Rengasdengklok
Selatan (South
Rengasdengklok)		align="center"| 941352
32.15.22Jayakertaalign="right"| 43.50align="right"| 59,929align="right"| 65,557align="right"| 69,953Jayamakmuralign="center"| 841351
32.15.10Pedesalign="right"| 66.05align="right"| 70,168align="right"| 78,187align="right"| 82,060Payungsarialign="center"| 1241353
32.15.30Cilebaralign="right"| 71.93align="right"| 39,421align="right"| 43,494align="right"| 46,910Kertamuktialign="center"| 1041350
32.15.11Cibuayaalign="right"| 118.22align="right"| 48,660align="right"| 52,050align="right"| 54,987Pejatenalign="center"| 1141356
32.15.09Tirtajayaalign="right"| 105.40align="right"| 61,919align="right"| 70,166align="right"| 72,909Sabajayaalign="center"| 1141357
32.15.08Batujayaalign="right"| 75.19align="right"| 75,336align="right"| 77,966align="right"| 82,741Batujayaalign="center"| 1041354
32.15.12Pakisjayaalign="right"| 68.38align="right"| 36,564align="right"| 39,887align="right"| 42,233Tanjungbunginalign="center"| 841355
Totalsalign="right"| 1,913.71align="right"| 2,127,791align="right"| 2,361,019align="right"| 2,554,384Karawangalign="center"| 309

The 12 urban villages (kelurahan) comprise all 8 villages in Karawang Barat District (Adiarsa Barat, Karangpawitan, Karawang Kulon, Mekarjati, Nagasari, Tanjungmekar, Tanjungpura and Tunggakjati), plus 4 (out of 8 villages) in Karawang Timur District (Adiarsa Timur, Karawang Wetan, Palumbonsari and Plawad).

History

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On 9 December 1947, a massacre was carried out in Rawagede (now located in the village of Balongsari, Rawamerta, Karawang), between Karawang and Bekasi, by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. A total of 431 residents became victims of this massacre.

Culture

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File:Dancer on Stilts of Karawang Indonesia.jpg

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 (Sanggabuana) with a height of about 1,291 metres above sea level. The regency is roughly equidistant from Jakarta and Bandung, and the two metropolitan areas have a combined home population of over 40 million people.

Climate

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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.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Karawang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215) The general population is ethnically Sundanese, with Islam adherents comprising 98.17% of the population according to the 2010 census.{{cite web|title=Penduduk Menurut Kelompok Umur dan Agama yang Dianut - Kabupaten Karawang|url=https://sp2010.bps.go.id/index.php/site/tabel?tid=320&wid=3215000000|website=sp2010.bps.go.id|publisher=Statistics Indonesia}}

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 (HKI), there are at least nine major industrial areas, namely Karawang New Industry City (KNIC), 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.{{cite news|url=http://properti.kompas.com/read/2016/06/21/070000821/Para.Naga.Penguasa.Jakarta.Beradu.Perkasa.di.Karawang|title=Para Naga Penguasa Jakarta Beradu Perkasa di Karawang|newspaper=Kompas|access-date=26 November 2017}}

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 (in Ciampel and Pangkalan districts), 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 {{convert|2136|x|19|m|0}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/10/11/karawang-airport-ready-kick-2014.html|title=Karawang Airport ready for kick-off in 2014|work=thejakartapost.com}}

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 (1633-1677), under the title Adipati Kertabumi III
  2. Raden Anom Wirasuta (1677-1721), son of Singaperbangsa
  3. Raden Jayanegara (1721-1731), son of Wirasuta, under the title Adipati Panatayuda II
  4. Raden Singanegara (1752-1786), son of Jayanegara, under the title Adipati Panatayuda IV
  5. Raden Singasari (1786-1809), son-in-law of Singanegara, under the title Raden Adipati Aria Singasari
  6. Raden Aria Sastradipura (1809-1811), son of Singanegara
  7. Raden Adipati Suryalaga (1811-1813), eldest son of Raden Adipati Suryalaga, adipati of Sumedang
  8. Raden Aria Sastradipura (1811-1820), son of Singanegara
  9. Raden Adipati Suryanata (1821-1829), son-in-law of Sastradipura
  10. Raden Adipati Suryawinata (1829-1849), younger brother of Suryanata
  11. Raden Muhammad Enoh (1849-1854), under the title Raden Sastranegara
  12. Raden Adipati Sumadipura (1854-1863), son of Sastradipura, under the title Raden Tumenggung Aria Sastradiningrat I, builds the pendopo (regent palace) and the Grand Mosque of Purwakarta
  13. Raden Adikusumah (1883-1886), under the title Raden Adipati Sastradiningrat II
  14. Raden Surya Kusumah (1886-1911), son of Adikusumah, under the title Raden Adipati Sastradiningrat III
  15. Raden Tumenggung Aria Gandanagara (1911-1925), younger brother of Surya Kusumah, under the title Raden Adipati Sastradiningrat III
  16. Raden Adipati Aria Suryamiharja (1925-1942)
  17. Raden Panduwinata (1942-1945), under the title Raden Kanjeng Pandu Suriadiningrat, last bupati to reside in Purwakarta, moves to Subang.

References

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External links

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  • {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Krawang|volume=15|pages=924–925}}

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