Karawang

regency in West Java Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q10375
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Summary

Karawang is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Karawang ranks in the top 3% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Java[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Karawang[5]
  • Shares border with: Subang[6], Purwakarta[7], Bogor[8], Bekasi[9]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: West Karawang[10], Klari[11], Batujaya[12], Tirtajaya[13], Cibuaya[14], Cikampek[15], Tirtamulya[16], Rawamerta[17], Tempuran[18], Jayakerta[19], Kota Baru[20], East Karawang[21], West Telukjambe[22], Purwasari[23]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Karawang[24]
  • Executive body: Q114186833[25]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470422[26]
  • Commons category: Karawang Regency[27]
  • Significant event: boundary change[28]
  • Official website: http://www.karawangkab.go.id/[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Karawang Regency[30]
  • Population: 1,898,273[31]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of Karawang[32]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 3215[34]
  • Elevation above sea level: 21 m[35]
  • Area: 1652.20 km²[36]
  • Name: Karawang[37]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[38]
  • Related category: Category:District in Karawang Regency[39]

Why It Matters

Karawang has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Karawang is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4 of 1968. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 24
    Executive body → Q114186833
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ban', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'gor', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'ma
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 23d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470422
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Karawang
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 24w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1652.20'}
    Shares border with → Subang, Purwakarta, Bogor +1
    Capital → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29473|batch #29473]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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