It has an area of 210.49 km2 and 1,993,478 people in 2005, with a density of 9,471 people/km. The 2010 population was counted as 2,378,211, catapulting it to Indonesia's fourth largest city, and 2nd to only Bandung in West Java.
Substantial urban areas surround the city. It serves as a commuter city for Jakarta, although it has notable trade, business and processing industries. These are primarily clustered in the area of Karawang
