Karawang Regency

Karawang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java, Indonesia. Karawang is its capital.

Karawang Regency Kabupaten Karawang ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮊᮛᮝᮀ
Motto: INTERASIH (Indah Tertib Aman Bersih)
Karawang Regency Location of Karawang Regency in Indonesia
Coordinates: 5°56′S 107°02′E / 5.933°S 107.033°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Area
• Total	1,652.20 km^2 (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 in the province of West Java

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;^[1] 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.

Administrative districts

Karawang Regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:^[2]

District Population 2010 Census Pangkalan 35,245 Tegalwaru 34,154 Ciampel 39,340 Telukjambe Timur (East Telukjambe) 126,616 Telukjambe Barat (West Telukjambe) 48,803 Klari 155,336 Cikampek 107,020 Purwasari 63,274 Tirtamulya 44,274 Jatisari 72,003

District Population 2010 Census Banyusari 51,012 Kotabaru 119,710 Cilamaya Wetan 75,318 Cilamaya Kulon 59,780 Lemahabang 60,758 Talagasari 60,163 Majalaya 44,016 Karawang Timur (East Karawang) 118,001 Karawang Barat (West Karawang) 155,471 Rawamerta 48,657

District Population 2010 Census Tempuran 58,608 Kutawaluya 53,741 Rengasdengklok 104,494 Jayakerta 59,929 Pedes 70,168 Cilebar 39,421 Cibuaya 48,660 Tirtajaya 61,919 Batujaya 75,336 Pakisjaya 36,564

Culture

Karawang dancers on stilts

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 (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.

Demography

The general population is ethnic Sundanese.

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. 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.^[3]

Sport

The most popular sport clubs based on this regency is Persika.

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 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.^[4]

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

1. http://www.gatra.com/2010-08-25/artikel.php?id=140930
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Novi Setuningsih (April 2, 2015). "Wapres Batalkan Pembangunan Pelabuhan di Cilamaya".
4. "Karawang Airport ready for kick-off in 2014". thejakartapost.com.

External links

Media related to Karawang Regency at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 6°18′45″S 107°17′42″E / 6.31250°S 107.29500°E