Karawang Regency
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Karawang Regency Kabupaten Karawang ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮊᮛᮝᮀ |
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| Motto: INTERASIH (Indah Tertib Aman Bersih) | |
 Karawang Regency
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| Coordinates: 5°56′S 107°02′E / 5.933°S 107.033°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
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| • Total | 1,652.20 km2 (637.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 2,288,254 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Area code(s) | (+62)267, (+62)264 |
| Website | http://www.karawang.go.id |
Karawang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java, Indonesia. Karawang is its capital.
It has an area of 1.753,27 km2 or 175.327 ha and 2010 census result of 2,127,791 people, for a density of 1,288 people per km2; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 2,288,254. The regency lies on the eastern outskirts of Metropolitan Jakarta, just outside the Jabodetabek region, and is the site of industrial activity (like factories). However, due to ever expanding Jakarta, it has seen a heavy influx of housing developments as well and a surge of people. The district 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.
Karawang Regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
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 (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.
The general population is ethnic Sundanese.
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. The port of Cilamaya is mulled to replace severely congested Port Tanjung Priok, but in April 2015 the vice president of Indonesia stated that the port is cancelled and should be shifted to the east due to too many gas and oil installations in front of the port plan.
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