Karawang (Kota Karawang or Karawang Kota) is the capital of the
Karawang Regency of
West Java,
Indonesia. It is 32 miles east of
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
, and had a population of 307,880 at the 2020 Census, spread over two districts of the regency -
West Karawang
West Karawang ( id, Karawang Barat, su, ᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪; Karawang Kulon) is a district of Karawang Regency which serves as its administrative center. The district was established in 2003 as a result of Karawang Regency's new regul ...
and East Karawang.
Karawang is known as a major rice production source in West Java.
Karawang is also known for automobile manufacturing facilities, including
Honda Prospect Motor and
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia. Mitsubishi Motors Indonesia also operated a plant here from 1988 until 2015.
History
In March 2010 Karawang suffered severe flooding with 10,747 houses flooded; 11,540 families and 44,071 people were affected.
Heinrich Christian Macklot
Heinrich Christian Macklot (20 October 1799, Frankfurt am Main – 12 May 1832) was a German naturalist.
He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1822. Later that year, he found employment at the Rijksm ...
, a German naturalist, was killed on 12 May 1832 during an insurrection that took place on the island.
Toll road access
See also
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San Diego Hills
San Diego Hills is a privately owned cemetery in Indonesia owned by Lippo Land Club. Established in January 2007, San Diego Hills is the first cemetery in Indonesia that combines the elegant cemetery concept of Forest Lawn with Indonesian cu ...
, a cemetery in West Karawang
References
Karawang latitude and longitudekarawangklik.comkarawangportal.com
External links
''The Jakarta Post''
Populated places in West Java
Regency seats of West Java
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