Karawang Regency

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,[2] which grew to 2,361,019 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate for mid 2022 was 2,505,247[1] for a density of 1,310.9 people per km2. 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 industrial activity (like factories).

Karawang Regency
Kabupaten Karawang
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮊᮛᮝᮀ
From top, left to right: Curug Cigentis, Cibuaya Estuary, Jiwa Temple in Batujaya
Coat of arms of Karawang Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Interasih (Indah Tertib Aman Bersih)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Karawang Regency is located in Java
Karawang Regency
Karawang Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Karawang Regency is located in Indonesia
Karawang Regency
Karawang Regency
Karawang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°18′07″S 107°18′17″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
 • RegentCellica Nurrachadiana
 • Vice RegentAep Syaepuloh
Area
 • Total1,911.09 km2 (737.88 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 official estimate)
 • Total2,505,247
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code(s)(+62)267, (+62)264
Websitekarawangkab.go.id

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 Cikampek-Palimanan Toll Road), it has seen a heavy influx of housing developments as well and 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[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimate for mid 2022.[1] 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), and its postal code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Pangkalan97.3835,24538,40841,900Ciptasari841362
Tegalwaru109.4534,15437,62639,999Cintalaksana941364
Ciampel117.6339,34044,10445,135Kutapohaci741363
Telukjambe Timur
(East Telukjambe)		45.86126,616135,914135,364Telukjambe941360
Telukjambe Barat
(West Telukjambe)		66.6348,80354,95756,879Karangmulya1041361
Klari72.76155,336181,111204,788Duren1341371
Cikampek38.71107,020115,369122,220Dawuan Tengah1041373
Purwasari31.5863,27475,93483,751Sukasari841377
Tirtamulya46.6044,27449,59951,287Citarik1041372
Jatisari54.8572,00378,56582,476Mekarsari1441375
Banyusari55.3051,01255,42557,391Gembongan1241374
Kotabaru33.56119,710131,136141,258Wancimekar941376
Cilamaya Wetan77.9575,31878,27981,582Mekarmaya1241386
Cilamaya Kulon66.7459,78064,56667,418Sukamulya1241384
Lemahabang54.2260,75864,71167,440Karangtanjung1141383
Telagasari53.4760,16368,18370,712Talagasari1441381
Majalaya33.0444,01664,55780,430Majalaya741370
Karawang Timur
(East Karawang)		31.22118,001146,326159,795Adiarsa Timur
(East Adiarsa)		841313
& 41314
Karawang Barat
(West Karawang)		38.76155,471161,554166,856Tanjungmekar841311
& 41312
42315
& 41316
Rawamerta51.5648,65753,60855,341Sukamerta1341382
Tempuran93.1558,60864,97666,472Pancakarya1441385
Kutawaluya55.6053,74159,08662,155Waluya1241358
Rengasdengklok36.59104,494109,718118,619Rengasdengklok
Selatan (South
Rengasdengklok)		941352
Jayakerta41.2459,92965,55768,080Jayamakmur841351
Pedes69.6370,16878,18780,843Payungsari1241353
Cilebar69.2839,42143,49446,102Kertamukti1041350
Cibuaya112.3548,66052,05054,431Pejaten1141356
Tirtajaya110.6361,91970,16671,759Sabajaya1141357
Batujaya78.3875,33677,96682,232Batujaya1041354
Pakisjaya65.8136,56439,88741,678Tanjungbungin841355
Totals1,911.092,127,7912,361,0192,505,247Karawang309

The 12 urban villages (kelurahan) comprise all 8 villages in Karawang Barat District, plus 4 (out of 8 villages) in Karawang Timur District.

History

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
Karawang dancers on stilts

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.

Demography

The estimated population in mid 2022 was 2,505,247 comprising 1,268,737 males and 1,236,510 females.[1] The general population is ethnically Sundanese, with Islam adherents comprising 98.17% of the population according to the 2010 census.[4]

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.[5]

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 2,136 by 19 metres (7,008 ft × 62 ft) 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.[6]

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 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
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Karawang Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Penduduk Menurut Kelompok Umur dan Agama yang Dianut - Kabupaten Karawang". sp2010.bps.go.id. Statistics Indonesia.
  5. "Para Naga Penguasa Jakarta Beradu Perkasa di Karawang". Kompas. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. "Karawang Airport ready for kick-off in 2014". thejakartapost.com.

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