West Karawang (, ) is an administrative district (kecamatan) of Karawang Regency which serves as the regency's administrative centre. It covers a land area of 39.51 km<sup>2</sup>, and had a population of 155,471 at the 2010 Census and 161,554 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 174,719 (comprising 88,013 males and 86,706 females).
The district was established in 2003 as a result of Karawang Regency's new regulation regarding its administrative divisions. The district centre is at the town of Tanjungmekar, and the district is sub-divided into eight urban communities (kelurahan), listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2024, together with their postcodes.
Karawang Barat District in 2023 has 50 elementary schools, 20 junior high schools, 10 senior high schools and 18 vocational high schools.
Karawang Barat District in 2023 has 3 hospitals, 30 polyclinics, 5 public health centres and 35 pharmacies.
Karawang has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.