Depok

Depok is a landlocked city situated in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Located directly south of Jakarta, it functions as a prominent urban center within the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area.

Covering a total area of about 199.91 square kilometers, the municipality is officially recognized as a vital center of education and commerce. As the third largest urban center in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi, the city operates as the second most populous suburban center in Indonesia following Bekasi, and ranks among the ten most populous suburban cities in the world.

Population metrics highlight continuous demographic expansion across the territory. The local populace recorded 1,738,600 inhabitants during the 2010 census, which subsequently increased to 2,056,400 residents at the 2020 census. By mid-2024, official population estimates reached 2,163,635 people, consisting of 1,088,759 males and 1,074,876 females. This population scale yields a high density of approximately 10,823 people per square kilometer.

The contemporary economic and urban landscape builds upon administrative milestones that shaped its modern governance. Initially functioning as part of Bogor Regency, the locality was reclassified as an administrative city in March 1982. On 20 April 1999, Depok merged with neighboring districts of Bogor Regency to establish an autonomous city independent of the regency. Spanning geographic coordinates of latitude -6.4 and longitude 106.81861, the urban economy operates within the Asia/Jakarta timezone using the IDR currency, while supporting administrative frameworks across eleven districts alongside a diverse multi-ethnic populace comprised significantly of Betawi, Javanese, Sundanese, Batak, and Minangkabau communities.