Karawang Regency


Karawang Regency is a regency of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Karawang is its capital. The regency has an area of 1,652.2 km2 and census population of 2,127,791 people in 2010; the latest official estimate is 2,273,579 for a density of 1,376 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.
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, 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 comprising 309 administrative villages. The sistricts are listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2015 Intermediate Census:
DistrictArea
in km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2015
Census
Pangkalan97.7335,24537,663
Tegalwaru106.7034,15436,494
Ciampel117.3339,34042,043
Telukjambe Timur
44.27126,616135,274
Telukjambe Barat
73.8248,80352,145
Klari73.17155,336165,988
Cikampek36.73107,020114,355
Purwasari31.6263,27467,614
Tirtamulya47.4944,27447,309
Jatisari55.3472,00376,937
Banyusari55.7551,01254,509
Kotabaru33.72119,710127,914
Cilamaya Wetan74.9475,31880,476
Cilamaya Kulon67.7759,78063,874
Lemahabang51.3260,75864,921

DistrictArea
in km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2015
Census
Talagasari52.9160,16364,283
Majalaya33.1944,01647,031
Karawang Timur
29.41118,001126,078
Karawang Barat
40.71155,471166,124
Rawamerta51.1148,65751,990
Tempuran95.3658,60862,622
Kutawaluya52.1853,74157,419
Rengasdengklok40.87104,494111,655
Jayakerta41.4459,92964,031
Pedes68.5270,16874,973
Cilebar70.2439,42142,120
Cibuaya118.1948,66051,994
Tirtajaya107.4461,91966,163
Batujaya75.5375,33680,507
Pakisjaya67.7236,56439,073

History

Culture

Topography

Most of Karawang Regency consists of broad coastal plain; it lies on the northern coast 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 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

Demography

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 International Industrial City, 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 is planned for bids in 2014; it is located within the regency, to provide relief to severely congested Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the nation's largest gateway, as well as overloaded Bandung Airport. 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 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, 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.