Cikampek is a

subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...

Karawang Regency Karawang Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java, Indonesia. The town of West Karawang, Karawang is its administrative centre. The regency covers an area of 1,911.09 km2 and had a population of 2,127,791 people ...

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and is divided into 10 administrative villages (''kelurahan''). The distance from Cikampek to Karawang city is 21 miles (34 km).

Transportation

Cikampek is situated in an area where many routes pass through from Jakarta to Central Java and East Java, including railway stations linking the cities of Jakarta, Bandung and Cirebon by rail, and is a main intersection of routes between the three cities. Cikampek has two railway stations: #Cikampek Station (Operations Area 1 Jakarta) #Dawuan Station (Operations Area 1 Jakarta) Public transport routes: *Bus: Cikampek - Bekasi (Bekasi Trans), Cikampek–Tasik, Cikampek–KP.Rambutan, Cikampek–Bogor, Cikampek–Pulogadung *Train: Services to the major cities of Cirebon, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Surabaya. *Transport ELF: Cikampek–Bandung, Cikampek–Pamanukan, Cikampek–Pabuaran, Cikampek–Plered Cikampek is also the name of a

toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the costs of road construction and ...

that links the subdistrict to

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and two other toll roads connect Cikampek to other cities in Java: #

Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road The Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road (or Japek toll road) is a tolled expressway in Indonesia that was inaugurated in 1988. A part of the Trans-Java Toll Road network, the highway links Jakarta with cities to its east in the province of West Java. I ...

# Cipularang Toll Road # Cikampek–Palimanan Toll Road The distance from Cikampek to the North Coast of West Java is 19 miles (30 km).

Economy

Cikampek's main sources of income are industry, agriculture and trade and the city is known as the center of trade and industry in the Karawang Regency. The people of Cikampek are predominantly merchants, factory workers and civil servants, or work in the private sector. There are at least 4 major industrial areas in the subdistrict: #Bukit Indah City #Autocar Cikampek Industrial Zone #Industrial Area Indotaisei #PT.Pupuk Kujang Cikampek (Persero), a subsidiary of PT Pupuk Sriwijaya,

Palembang Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...

The Pertamina Fuel Depot has operated since 2006to serve consumers in the wider area east of Jakarta, including the city of

Bekasi Bekasi (, ) is the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta. It serves as a commuter town, commuter city within the Jakarta m ...

, Purwakarta Regency, Indramayu Regency, the city of

Cirebon Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central J ...

and

Cirebon Regency Cirebon Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java Province of Indonesia. The town of Sumber, Cirebon, Sumber is its regency seat. It covers 1,076.76 km2 and had a population of 2,068,116 at the 2010 censusBiro Pu ...

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Industrial Area Kujang Cikampek

Bukit Indah Industrial Area City Cikampek

Lazuar Fm Cikampek Karawang
Karawang Regency Populated places in West Java {{WJava-geo-stub