Office and apartment towers in 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.
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.
