Karawaci, Tangerang

Karawaci is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) of Tangerang City, in Banten Province of Indonesia, on the island of Java. The district covers an area of 13.48 km², and had a population of 171,317 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 184,388 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 193,480.^[1] Lippo Karawaci, a planned community, is located here.

Karawaci
Town and district
Country	Indonesia
Province	Banten
Municipality	Tangerang City
Area
• Total	13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	193,480
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)

Office and apartment towers in Karawaci, Tangerang

This district formed part of the particuliere landerij, or private domain, of the Oey family of Karawatji, part of the 'Cabang Atas' landowning gentry of colonial Java.^[4] Oey Djie San, head of the family at the turn of the century, served as Kapitein der Chinezen of Tangerang.^[5]

Communities

Karawaci District is sub-divided into sixteen urban communities (kelurahan), listed below with their areas and their officially-estimated populations as at mid 2022,^[6] together with their postcodes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of kelurahan	Area in km2	Population mid 2022 estimate	Post code
36.71.07.1001	Karawaci (town)	1.65	7,750	15115
36.71.07.1002	Bojongjaya	1.56	9,003	15115
36.71.07.1003	Karawaci Baru	0.58	15,909	15116
36.71.07.1004	Nusajaya	1.17	15,700	15116
36.71.07.1005	Cimone	1.22	19,525	15114
36.71.07.1006	Cimone Jaya	0.89	15,376	15116
36.71.07.1007	Pabuaran	0.80	11,358	15114
36.71.07.1008	Sumur Pacing	0.41	6,270	15114
36.71.07.1009	Bugel	0.82	16,052	15113
36.71.07.1010	Margasari	1.05	18,041	15113
36.71.07.1011	Pabuaran Tumpeng	0.69	14,550	15112
36.71.07.1012	Nambojaya	0.60	8,105	15112
36.71.07.1013	Gerendeng	0.64	11,017	15113
36.71.07.1014	Sukajadi	0.57	8,792	15113
36.71.07.1015	Pasarbaru	0.60	5,553	15112
36.71.07.1016	Koangjaya	0.16	9,618	15112
36.71.07	Totals	13.41	192,619 (a)

Notes: (a) comprising 96,869 males and 95,750 females.

Notable companies

• Lippo Karawaci

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tangerang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3671)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. Lohanda, Mona (1996). The Kapitan Cina of Batavia, 1837-1942: A History of Chinese Establishment in Colonial Society. Djambatan. ISBN 9789794282571. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
5. Regeerings almanak voor Nederlandsch-Indië. Park I. 1914. University of Wisconsin-Madison (February 15, 2012)
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, 2023, Kecamatan Karawaci, Katalog/Catalog: 1102001.3571031.