Lippo Cikarang is an independent township, which is being developed by P.T. Lippo Cikarang Tbk. The township is located at the eastern corridor of Jakarta at Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia. The township has land area of about 3000 hectares. The township has more than 14,000 houses and 993 manufacturing companies in its industrial areas. By relying on seven industrial regions nearby and various metropolitan-like city facilities such as offices, hotels, entertainment, shopping malls, and sports, the site is worthy to be called a self-reliant city.
Economy
Lippo Cikarang's economy is driven by a mix of industrial companies, and "new economy" Internet and technology companies, service, design and others. Today, Lippo Cikarang is among a few particular cities included in the International Economy Zone. Lippo Cikarang and the nearby industrial parks are home to thousands of Japanese company offices and factories. There are about 17,000 expatriates now reside in the township. About 60 percent of those expatriates are Japanese. A five-star hotel named Sahid Jaya International Hotel, Siloam Gleneagles Hospital, Lippo Mall and Pacific Toweroffice building are the main sites in the city.
Infrastructure
Meikarta is a township development within Lippo Cikarang industrial township. It is being built on 500 hectares land area. In the first phase of the development there will be 250,000 apartment units which can accommodate up to 1 million people. Construction works started in January 2016. Meikarta expects to serve as the residential area of other industrial estates in Cikarang region such as Kota Jababeka and MM2100.
Education: Some schools in the city are private. Examples include SPH Lippo Cikarang, Charis Global School , Sekolah Dian Harapan, Sekolah Karya Iman, Sekolah National Anglo, Sekolah Tunas Bangsa, International Islamic Boarding School and Al-Hidayah Islamic School.
Health service: One of Indonesia's largest medical centers is located in Lippo Cikarang. Siloam Hospital, a private hospital, is one among several hospitals serving Jakarta and surroundings.
Media: National and local media are present in Lippo Cikarang. Informasi Komunitas Cikarang or IKC is a high quality local print promotional magazine and website that connects to many affluent target audiences such as factory owners, general managers, factory head unit, business executives mostly in the Cikarang, Cibitung, Bekasi, Karawang, and selected target readers. IKC distributes and circulates a total of 6,000 copies every month with its door-to-door factories and middle-up homes distributions. The website www.komunitascikarang.info has wider audiences.
