Karawang Regency

Karawang Regency Kabupaten Karawang
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮊᮛᮝᮀ
From top, left to right: Curug Cigentis, Cibuaya Estuary, Jiwa Temple in Batujaya
Coat of arms
Motto:  Interasih (Indah Tertib Aman Bersih)
Location within West Java
Karawang Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Karawang Regency Karawang Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°18′07″S 107°18′17″E / 6.3020°S 107.3046°E / -6.3020; 107.3046
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Regent	Aep Syaepuloh
• Vice Regent	Vacant
Area
• Total	1,911.09 km2 (737.88 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 official estimate)
• Total	2,526,002
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code(s)	(+62)267, (+62)264
Website	karawangkab.go.id

Karawang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Karawang is its administrative centre. The regency covers an area of 1,911.09 km² and had a population of 2,127,791 people at the 2010 Census,^[2] which grew to 2,361,019 at the 2020 Census.^[3] The official estimate for mid-2023 was 2,526,002 - comprising 1,277,610 males and 1,248,392 females.^[1] The regency 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. The regency lies on the eastern outskirts of Metropolitan Jakarta, just outside the Jabodetabek region, and is the site of considerable industrial activity (like factories).

The area continues to grow which marked the establishment of new factories by domestic and multinational companies in industrial areas. However, due to ever-expanding Jakarta (primarily from the eastward expansion of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road and the Cikampek-Palimanan Toll Road), it has seen a heavy influx of housing developments as well as a surge of people.