Depok
Depok is a landlocked city in West Java province.
Depok is a landlocked city in West Java province. It is located directly south of Jakarta, and it is the third largest urban center in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi, covering an area of about 199.91 km2. It is known as a center of education and commerce. The city had a population of 1,738,600 at the 2010 census and 2,056,400 at the 2020 census; the official estimate for mid 2024 was 2,163,635, resulting in a density of about 10,823 people per km2. Depok became an independent city on 20 April 1999, having previously been part of Bogor Regency. It is the second most populous suburban city in Indonesia after Bekasi, and among the ten most populous suburban cities in the world.
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Worth seeing in and around Depok
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Indonesia
The University of Indonesia is an Indonesian public university located in Jakarta and Depok, West Java. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia, and is generally considered one of the most prestigious universities in Indonesia, along with the Gadjah Mada University and Bandung Institute of Technology.
3.7 km · national university in Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 02Ragunan Zoo
Ragunan Zoological Park, formerly and still commonly known as Ragunan Zoo, is a zoo located in the eponymous kelurahan in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The zoo has an area of 140-hectare which makes it the largest park in Jakarta.
9.2 km · zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 03Dian Al-Mahri Mosque
Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, also known as Golden Dome Mosque, is a mosque built on the edge of Raya street, Depok City in West Java, Indonesia. In addition to being a place of daily worship for Muslims, this mosque area attracts many locals and tourists because its domes are made of gold.
5.7 km · Mosque · Wikipedia - 04Universitas Terbuka
Indonesia Open University is a public university in South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The university employs an Open and Distance Learning system to widen access to higher education to all Indonesian citizens, including those who live in remote islands throughout the country, and in various parts of the world.
9 km · national university in Banten, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 05Gunadarma University
Gunadarma University, or commonly called, is one of the private university in Indonesia. The main campus is in Depok City, West Java.
3 km · University in Depok, West Java Indonesia · Wikipedia - 06Setu Babakan
Setu Babakan Betawi Cultural Village or Setu Babakan is a cultural park of Betawi people, which is located at Srengseng Sawah, Jagakarsa, Jakarta in Indonesia. The village is about 5 kilometers southeast of Ragunan Zoo at the center of the Betawi Cultural Village, a site considered as part of the cultural heritage of Jakarta, which is devoted to the preservation of the indigenous Betawi culture.
5.8 km · lake in Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 07Pancasila University
Pancasila University is a private university located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its main campus is located in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta while its postgraduate campus is located in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
6.1 km · Indonesian private university · Wikipedia - 08Indonesian International Islamic University
Indonesian International Islamic University is an Islamic international public university located in Depok, West Java, Indonesia. The university was initiated by then-President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo—through Presidential Regulation No.
4.4 km · national university in West Java, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 09At-Thohir Mosque
At-Thohir Mosque, better known as At-Thohir Grand Mosque, is a mosque complex located in the Podomoro Golf View, Depok, West Java Province, Indonesia.
8.8 km · mosque in Depok, West Java, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 10Trans Studio Cibubur
Trans Studio Cibubur is a mixed development complex at Depok, West Java, within the Jakarta metropolitan area of Indonesia. Built on 4.1 ha land, the complex consists of a shopping mall, an indoor amusement park, three apartment towers, and a luxury hotel.
9 km · Amusement park and shopping mall in Indonesia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Old Depok, an area south of the modern Depok which is considered to be the foundation of the modern city, was founded by Cornelis Chastelein as a native Christian congregation named "DEPOC" (De Eerste Protestante Organisatie van Christenen).
- 01GPIB Immanuel
Pemuda No.70, fax: +62 21 7721033, gpibimmanueldepok@yahoo.com.
- 02Golden Dome Mosque
Officially known as the Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, it was built by Hj.
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Things to do
Cycling, walking, and jogging at the University of Indonesia Campus are common recreational activities during weekends in Depok. On Sundays, there is a market just outside of the campus where you can buy cheap things from food to CDs, and from clothes to utensils.
- 01Sawangan Golf Hotel & Resort
The golf course opened in 1973 and is an 18 holes course par 72 course.
- 02Trans Studio Cibubur Theme Park
Alternatif Cibubur-Jonggol (Transyogi), Harjamukti, Kec.
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Where to eat
Along the main roads to Jakarta (Jalan Margonda Raya) and Bogor (Jalan Raya Bogor), there are many restaurants with various cuisines, from Sundanese and Javanese to Western. Cheap meals can be found especially in student cafés at or around the university campus.
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Getting to Depok
- Airports
- Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP), 16 km · Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), 35 km
- Stations
- Pondok Cabe Airport, 9 km · Lenteng Agung railway station, 7.2 km · Tanjung Barat railway station, 9.8 km · Citayam railway station, 6.5 km · Pondok Cina railway station, 3 km
- Yogyakarta → Depok9 km · quickest by road, 27 min · Rp6,900–9,200
- Semarang → Depok86 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · Rp69,700–92,950
- Surakarta → Depok50 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · Rp36,300–48,400
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No local-transport research exists yet for Depok
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Depok. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAt the terminal, there is a wide range of minibuses and buses to and from destinations throughout Depok, Jakarta, and the wider conurbation.
- Get aroundThere are dozens of minibus (angkot) routes throughout Depok, with many of them connecting to South Tangerang and Jakarta.
- Get aroundAngkots follow a fixed route, but there is no fixed schedule and there are no fixed stops.
- Get aroundThe price of an angkot ride within the city is fixed at Rp.3,000.
- Get aroundIt is best to ask a local which angkot route to take, and how to recognise the location you want to get off.
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Next door to Depok
Depok is 10 km from Cibinong, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sawangandistrict in Depok City, West Java Province, Indonesia6.6 km
- Ciracasdistrict in East Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia9.5 km
- Bejidistrict in Depok City, West Java Province, Indonesia2.7 km
- Cimanggisdistrict in Depok City, West Java Province, Indonesia4.7 km
- CibuburSubdistrict in East Jakarta City, Jakarta, Indonesia; colloquially known as a commuter town situated between East Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi and Bogor Regency7.7 km
- Pasar Rebodistrict in East Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia8 km