Geographically, the regency of Karawang is situated between 102° and 107° 40' Eastern Longitude and 5° 56' - 6° 34' Southern Latitude. This Regency lies in the north of the Province of Jawa Barat and on the cross-position from west (Jakarta) to east (Cirebon, East Priyangan, Jawa Tengah and Jawa Timur). To the west, it is bordered by the Regency is Bekasi, to the east by the Regency of Subang, to the south-east by the Regency of Purwakarta, to the north by the Java Sea, and to the south by Regency of Bogor and Cianjur.
This Regency has now the motto saying "Karawang Pangkal Perjuangan" meaning that Karawang used to be the base camp of the struggle for Independence in the period of the Japanese and the Dutch occupations. Rengasdengklok, one of the cities in Karawang, for example, was the place where the patriots of Independence gathered together and were determined to proclaim the independence of Indonesia. And a monument is dedicated to the event, erected right on the site where they are used to be the Headquarters of PETA (Pembela Tanah Air) (the Protectors of Fatherland). Beside, here there is a historic house belonging to Djian Kie Siong where Soekarno and Hatta, the proclaimers of independence of Indonesia, temporarily stayed.