Karawang is the capital of the Karawang Regency of West Java, Indonesia. It is located 70km east of Jakarta, by motorway.
While Karawang's main industry is agriculture and aquaculture, industrial industrialisation has been pronounced especially since Karawang International Industry City (KIIC), and Kawasan Surya Cipta were built. The growth in industry includes sectors of automobiles, paper, and electronics. Old Karawang's commercial district is known as Tuparev street. Karawang has an international school (Texmaco DPS International School) which caters to the largely expatriate Indian community working in Polysindo.
Karawang like the rest of Java has a tropical climate.
What is the uniqueness of this small town called Karawang?
1. There is an area called Rengas Dengklok inside the town. The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia was arranged there.
2. As a Regency, Karawang has a wide area with 31 Sub-districts. This is more than the Capital of the Province i.e. Bandung, which has 26 Sub-districts.
3. Karawang has a wide industrial area and it is the largest in South East Asia.
4. There is a State Company in Karawang that produces Indonesian money.
5. There are 2 Golf Courses with International Standard in Karawang
6. There is an ancient site called the Temple of Soul (Candi Jiwa) in Batu Jaya, Karawang.
7. There are 2 oil drilling sites, in Karang Ligar (on-land) and in Cilamaya (off-shore)
8. In Karawang, there is a large Housing Area which has the capacity of more than 9.000 houses (contributed from the site of Karawang Community Online)
