Lippo Cikarang is an independent city project built by P.T. Lippo Cikarang Tbk and located east of Jakarta in Cikarang, West Java Province. 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.
A five-star hotel named Sahid Jaya International Hotel, Siloam Gleneagles Hospital and Pacific Tower office building are the main sites in the city.
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.
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.
Some schools in the city are private. Examples include Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPHLC), Sekolah Dian Harapan, Sekolah Karya Iman, Sekolah Tunas Bangsa, International Islamic Boarding School and Al-Hidayah Islamic School. Lippo Cikarang is home to one of Indonesia's most respected private universities, Krida Wacana Christian University.
One of Indonesia's largest medical centers is located in Lippo Cikarang. Siloam Gleneagles Hospital, a private hospital, is one among several hospitals serving Jakarta and Banten.
The main mode of transportation relies on Lippo Cikarang's streets where at least one bus and two mini-buses serve the people to commute.