West Karawang
Karawang Barat Karawang Kulon | |
|---|---|
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪ |
 Karawang Station | |
| Coordinates: 6°17′53″S 107°17′56″E / 6.29806°S 107.29889°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Regency | Karawang Regency |
| Government | |
| • Camat | Lasmi Ningrum |
| • Secretary | Khaerul Bahri |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.51 km2 (15.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 154,604 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWT) |
| Postal code | 4131x |
| Area code | (+62) 264 |
| Villages | 8 |
| Website | Official website |
West Karawang (Indonesian: Karawang Barat, Sundanese: ᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪; Karawang Kulon) is an administrative district (kecamatan) of Karawang Regency which serves as the regency's administrative centre. It covers a land area of 39.51 km2, and had a population of 155,471 at the 2010 Census[2] and 161,554 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 154,604 - comprising 77,255 males and 77,349 females.[1]
The district was established in 2003 as a result of Karawang Regency's new regulation regarding its administrative divisions.[4] The district centre is at the town of Tanjungmekar, and the district is sub-divided into eight urban communities (kelurahan), listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023,[1] together with their postcodes.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of kelurahan or desa |
Area in km2 |
Population mid 2023 estimate |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.15.01.1001 | Karawang Kulon (West Karawang) |
2.56 | 20,299 | 41311 |
| 32.15.01.1003 | Adiarsa Barat (West Adiarsa) |
2.05 | 19,310 | 41311 |
| 32.15.01.1005 | Tanjungpura | 4.82 | 17,473 | 41316 |
| 32.15.01.1006 | Tankungmekar | 3.73 | 16,552 | 41311 |
| 32.15.01.1007 | Tunggakjati | 6.76 | 18,337 | 41311 |
| 32.15.01.1010 | Karangpawitan | 7.28 | 29,051 | 41315 |
| 32.15.01.1011 | Nagasari | 4.70 | 19,195 | 41311 |
| 32.15.01.1012 | Mekarjati | 7.61 | 14,387 | 41312 |
| 32.15.01 | Totals | 39.51 | 154,604 |
- ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Karawang Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215113)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "GAMBARAN UMUM WILAYAH KABUPATEN KARAWANG DAN GAMBARAN WILAYAH KECAMATAN TELUK JAMBE TIMUR" (PDF). UNPAS Repository. Retrieved 2018-11-03.