Karawaci, Tangerang Explained

Karawaci
Settlement Type:Town and district
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Banten
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Tangerang City
Area Total Km2:13.475
Population As Of:2020 Census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:184388
Population Density Km2:auto

Karawaci is a district of Tangerang City, Banten, Indonesia. It has an area of 13.475 km² and a population of 184,388 at the 2020 Census. 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.[2] Oey Djie San, head of the family at the turn of the century, served as Kapitein der Chinezen of Tangerang.[3]

The district is subdivided into 16 administrative villages (kelurahan).

Notable companies

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Book: Lohanda . Mona . The Kapitan Cina of Batavia, 1837-1942: A History of Chinese Establishment in Colonial Society . 1996 . Djambatan . 9789794282571 . 24 May 2019 . en.
  3. Regeerings almanak voor Nederlandsch-Indië. Park I. 1914. University of Wisconsin-Madison (February 15, 2012)