West Karawang

West Karawang
Karawang Barat
Karawang Kulon
Regional transcription(s)
  Sundaneseᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪
Karawang Station
West Karawang
Location in Java and Indonesia
West Karawang
West Karawang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°17′53″S 107°17′56″E / 6.29806°S 107.29889°E / -6.29806; 107.29889
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Java
RegencyKarawang Regency
Government
  CamatLasmi Ningrum
  SecretaryKhaerul Bahri
Area
  Total
39.51 km2 (15.25 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
154,604
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWT)
Postal code
4131x
Area code(+62) 264
Villages8
WebsiteOfficial 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 and 161,554 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 154,604 - comprising 77,255 males and 77,349 females.

The district was established in 2003 as a result of Karawang Regency's new regulation regarding its administrative divisions. 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, together with their postcodes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in
km2
Population
mid 2023
estimate
Post
code
32.15.01.1001Karawang Kulon
(West Karawang)
2.5620,29941311
32.15.01.1003Adiarsa Barat
(West Adiarsa)
2.0519,31041311
32.15.01.1005Tanjungpura4.8217,47341316
32.15.01.1006Tankungmekar3.7316,55241311
32.15.01.1007Tunggakjati6.7618,33741311
32.15.01.1010Karangpawitan7.2829,05141315
32.15.01.1011Nagasari4.7019,19541311
32.15.01.1012Mekarjati7.6114,38741312
32.15.01Totals39.51154,604