Karawang Regency is a regency "(kabupaten)" of West Java, Indonesia. The subdistrict of West Karawang is its capital. The regency has an area of 1,652.2 km2 and census population of 2,127,791 people in 2010; the latest official estimate (for mid 2020) is 2,370,488 for a density of 1,435 people per km2. The regency borders Bekasi and Bogor regencies in the west, the Java Sea in the north, Subang Regency in the east, Purwakarta Regency in the southeast, and Cianjur Regency in the south. The regency lies on the eastern outskirts of Metropolitan Jakarta, just outside the Jabodetabek region, and is the site of industrial activity (like factories).