Karawang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Karawang is its administrative centre. The regency covers an area of 1,753.27 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 2021 was 2,406,900[4] for a density of 1,372.8 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)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮊᮛᮝᮀ
From top, left to right: Curug Cigentis, Cibuaya Estuary, Jiwa Temple in Batujaya
Coat of arms
Motto:  Interasih (Indah Tertib Aman Bersih)
Location within West Java
Karawang Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Karawang Regency Karawang Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°18′07″S 107°18′17″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Regent	Cellica Nurrachadiana
• Vice Regent	Aep Syaepuloh
Area
• Total	1,753.27 km2 (676.94 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2021 official estimate)
• Total	2,406,900
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code(s)	(+62)267, (+62)264
Website	karawangkab.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[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimate for mid 2021.[7] The table includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

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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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 2020 was 2,370,488 comprising 1,213,004 male and 1,157,484 female.[8] The general population is ethnically Sundanese, with Islam adherents comprising 98.17% of the population according to the 2010 census.[9]

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.[10]

New airport

A new main airport for Greater Jakarta and the heavily populated surrounding area is planned for bids in 2014; it 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.[11]

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 will also be crossed by Jakarta-Bandung a fast train.

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

External links

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