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Depok
City in West Java, Indonesia

Depok

Depok is a landlocked city in West Java province.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Depok

There is one main road from South Jakarta into Depok, Jalan Margonda Raya, which also passes the University of Indonesia campus. It is thus not hard to imagine that the road can be very crowded in the mornings and the evenings. Another way in is via the Jagorawi toll road that leads from Jakarta to Bogor.

See

Worth seeing

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).

  1. 01
    GPIB Immanuel

    Pemuda No.70, fax: +62 21 7721033, gpibimmanueldepok@yahoo.com.

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    Golden Dome Mosque

    Officially known as the Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, it was built by Hj.

Do

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.

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    Sawangan Golf Hotel & Resort

    The golf course opened in 1973 and is an 18 holes course par 72 course.

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    Trans Studio Cibubur Theme Park

    Alternatif Cibubur-Jonggol (Transyogi), Harjamukti, Kec.

Eat

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.

How locals move

Getting around Depok the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 37 : Kp Rambutan - Cibinong (Cisalak, Simpangan, Ps Rebo)

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • 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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