Carrying capacity of mangrove tourism in the district of Cilamaya Wetan, Karawang regency, West Java province

Abstract

The study was conducted in the District of Cilamaya Wetan, Karawang Regency, West Java Province from November to December 2019. The purpose of this study was to analyze the carrying capacity of tourism in mangrove tourism areas. Based on the results in the field, the carrying capacity of tourism is only found in Sukakerta Village with the wide area that can be used as tourism and there is a visit by tourists, precisely in the Tangkolak Maritime Center which is able to accommodate as many as 1.345 person with the time provided in the development of the area by tour manager, that is for 24 hours/day. Tourist activities based on interviews include sitting relaxed, taking photo, walking down the road, enjoying the scenery, and planting mangrove seedlings scattered in Sukakerta Village.