Karawaci is a town and an administrative

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(''kecamatan'') of

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City, in

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Province of

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, on the island of

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. The district covers an area of 13.48 km², and had a population of 171,317 at the 2010 Census and 184,388 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 193,480.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Tangerang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3671)

Lippo Karawaci Lippo Karawaci or Lippo Village is a multiracial community in Tangerang, 23 km west of Jakarta, Indonesia. The township is within the Jakarta metropolitan area. Previously a swamp area, it opened in 1993 and is today a benchmark for Indonesia's ...

, a planned community, is located here. This district formed part of the ''particuliere landerij'', or private domain, of the Oey family of Karawatji, part of the 'Cabang Atas' landowning gentry of colonial Java. Oey Djie San, head of the family at the turn of the century, served as

Kapitein der Chinezen Kapitan Cina, also spelled Kapitan China or Capitan China or Capitan Chino (; ; ; ), was a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines. Office holders exercise ...

of Tangerang.

Communities

Karawaci District is sub-divided into sixteen urban communities (''kelurahan''), listed below with their areas and their officially-estimated populations as at mid 2022,Badan Pusat Statistik, 2023, Kecamatan Karawaci, Katalog/Catalog: 1102001.3571031. together with their postcodes. Notes: (a) comprising 96,869 males and 95,750 females.

Notable companies

References

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