West Karawang

Sundaneseᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪

Country Indonesia

Elevation

22 m (72 ft)

Time zoneUTC+7 (IWT)

West Karawang Karawang Barat Karawang Kulon
District
Regional transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪
Karawang Station
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Coordinates: 6°17′53″S 107°17′56″E / 6.29806°S 107.29889°E / -6.29806; 107.29889
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Regency	Karawang Regency
Government
• Camat	Lasmi Ningrum
• Secretary	Khaerul Bahri
Area [1]
• Total	39.51 km2 (15.25 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	174,719
• Density	4,422/km2 (11,450/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 2024 was 174,719 (comprising 88,013 males and 86,706 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 2024,^[1] together with their postcodes.