West Karawang (original) (raw)

District in West Java, Indonesia

West Karawang Karawang Barat Karawang Kulon
District
Regional transcription(s)
• Sundanese ᮊᮛᮝᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪
Karawang StationKarawang 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 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total 154,604
• Density 3,900/km2 (10,000/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 2023 was 154,604 - comprising 77,255 males and 77,349 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 2023,[1] together with their postcodes.

Kode Wilayah Name of kelurahan or desa Area in km2 Populationmid 2023estimate Postcode
32.15.01.1001 Karawang Kulon (West Karawang) 2.56 20,299 41311
32.15.01.1003 Adiarsa Barat (West Adiarsa) 2.05 19,310 41311
32.15.01.1005 Tanjungpura 4.82 17,473 41316
32.15.01.1006 Tankungmekar 3.73 16,552 41311
32.15.01.1007 Tunggakjati 6.76 18,337 41311
32.15.01.1010 Karangpawitan 7.28 29,051 41315
32.15.01.1011 Nagasari 4.70 19,195 41311
32.15.01.1012 Mekarjati 7.61 14,387 41312
32.15.01 Totals 39.51 154,604

Karawang Barat District in 2023 has 50 elementary schools, 20 junior high schools, 10 senior high schools and 18 vocational high schools.

Karawang Barat District in 2023 has 3 hospitals, 30 polyclinics, 5 public health centres and 35 pharmacies.

Karawang has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Karawang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1(86.2) 30.2(86.4) 30.9(87.6) 31.7(89.1) 32.0(89.6) 32.1(89.8) 32.1(89.8) 32.7(90.9) 33.2(91.8) 33.2(91.8) 32.2(90.0) 31.2(88.2) 31.8(89.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4(79.5) 26.4(79.5) 26.8(80.2) 27.2(81.0) 27.3(81.1) 27.1(80.8) 26.8(80.2) 27.2(81.0) 27.6(81.7) 27.8(82.0) 27.4(81.3) 27.0(80.6) 27.1(80.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.7(72.9) 22.7(72.9) 22.7(72.9) 22.8(73.0) 22.7(72.9) 22.1(71.8) 21.6(70.9) 21.7(71.1) 22.0(71.6) 22.4(72.3) 22.7(72.9) 22.8(73.0) 22.4(72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 279(11.0) 260(10.2) 214(8.4) 149(5.9) 124(4.9) 99(3.9) 65(2.6) 38(1.5) 59(2.3) 122(4.8) 203(8.0) 211(8.3) 1,823(71.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]
  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Karawang Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3215113)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "GAMBARAN UMUM WILAYAH KABUPATEN KARAWANG DAN GAMBARAN WILAYAH KECAMATAN TELUK JAMBE TIMUR" (PDF). UNPAS Repository. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  5. ^ "Climate: Karawang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.