Depok
Depok | |
|---|---|
| City of Depok Kota Depok | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮓᮨᮕᮧᮊ᮪ |
From top, left to right:street view of Margonda street, University of Indonesia, Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, and Depok City Hall and At-Thohir Mosque | |
| Nickname(s): Kota Belimbing (Starfruit City) | |
| Motto(s): Paricara Darma (Servant of the righteousness) | |
Location within West Java | |
| Coordinates: 6°23′38″S 106°49′21″E / 6.3940°S 106.8225°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | West Java |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Supian Suri (Gerindra) |
| • Vice Mayor | Chandra Rahmansyah |
| Area | |
• Total | 199.91 km2 (77.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 140 m (459 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,145,400 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Postcodes | 164xx, 165xx |
| Area code | (+62) 21/251 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
| HDI (2022) | 0.819 (very high) |
| Website | depok.go.id |
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Depok (Sundanese: ᮓᮨᮕᮧᮊ᮪) is a landlocked city in West Java province. It is located directly south of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi and it has an area of 199.91 km2. It is a city of education and commerce in Indonesia and had a population of 1,738,600 at the 2010 census and 2,056,400 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,145,400 (comprising 1,080,541 males and 1,064,859 females), resulting in a density of 10,731.8 people per km2. Depok was created as a separate city on 20 April 1999, having previously been part of Bogor Regency. It constitutes the second most populous suburban city in Indonesia (after Bekasi), and the tenth most populous suburban city globally.