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. It has an area of 200.29 km². It had a population of 1,738,600 at the 2010 Census and 2,056,400 at the 2020 Census, resulting in a density of 10,267 people per km². Depok was declared as a separate city on 20 April 1999, having previously been part of

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History

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Organization). There is also a saying that the word "depok" itself comes from Sundanese meaning hermitage or abode of one living in seclusion. On 18 May 1696, a former VOC officer

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bought the land with an area of 12.44 km², 6.2% the area of today's Depok. Besides cultivating the area with industrial plants with the help of the locals, Chastelein was active as a missionary, preaching

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to the indigenous Indonesians. To this end, he established a local congregation named De Eerste Protestante Organisatie van Christenen (DEPOC). Although the Sundanese name Depok, meaning hermitage or abode of one living in seclusion, was already in existence before the establishment of the congregation, some insist the acronym might have been the origin of the city's name. Today the majority of Depok's population are adherent of

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, except for the majority of the original Depok family. Before his death on 28 June 1714, Chastelein had written a will that freed the slave families of Depok and gave them pieces of his land, converting

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s. In 1714, the 12 slave families became landlords (forever as given to them with entitlement deeds of the owner Chastelien in his will) and freed men, women, and children. The freed slaves are also referred to as the Mardijker's – the word Merdeka meaning freedom in Bahasa Indonesia. June 28 is designated as Depokse Daag (Depok Day) by the original Depok family, and on 28 June 2014, commemorating 300 years, they formally opened a 3-meter height monument on its own land, but it was prohibited by the Government as it referred to Dutch colonialization. The 12 original Depok family names are:''Jakarta Globe'' article.
* Bacas * Isakh * Jacob * Jonathans * Joseph * Laurens * Leander * Loen * Sadokh * Samuel * Soedira * Tholense The original slave families of Depok are of Balinese,

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descent. Isakh, Jacob, Jonathans, Joseph, and Samuel were family names baptized by Chastelein after the slave families converted to Protestant Christianity. The other families retained their original names and might have been (Roman Catholic) Christian already before joining Chastelein's Protestant church. Descendants of the original Depok families with the exception of the Sadokh family, still live in Indonesia, the

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. In 1871, the colonial government gave Depok a special status allowing the area to form its own government and president. The ruling no longer stood after 1952, where the Depok presidency ceded its control of Depok to the Indonesian government except for a few areas. During the Bersiap (Indonesian civil war and war for independence from The Netherlands) period of 1945 much of Depok was destroyed and many of its inhabitants killed by 'Pemuda'. Many of the original Depok families fled for their lives from Indonesia during the Indonesian revolution and now live in the Netherlands as part of the Indo community there. In March 1982, Depok was reclassified as an administrative city within

and, in 1999, as a city headed by a mayor. Then on 20 April 1999, the city of Depok was unified with some neighbouring districts of Bogor Regency to form an autonomous city of Depok (independent of the Regency) with an area of 200.29 km². This date is commemorated as the date of the establishment of the city.

Administration

Depok is headed by a mayor, with a legislative assembly. Both the mayor and the members of the legislative assembly are elected by direct vote.

Mayors

* Mochammad Rukasah Suradimadja (1982–1984) * Mochammad Ibid Tamdjid (1984–1988) * Abdul Wachyan (1988–1991) * Moch Masduki (1991–1992) * Sofyan Safari Hamim (1992–1996) * Badrul Kamal (1997–2005) * Warma Sutarman (''acting'') (2005–2006) * Nur Mahmudi Ismail (2006–2016) * Arifin Harun Kertasaputra (''acting'') (2016) *

(2016–present)

Administrative districts

The city of Depok is divided into eleven

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the number of administrative urban villages (''kelurahan'') in each district and its postal codes.

Culture

Shopping and dining

Depok has a growing eclectic collection of malls and traditional markets. Older malls or other notable shopping centers include D'mall Depok, Ciplaz Depok, and SixtyOne Building, and ITC Depok. Depok has many local restaurants and has wide presence of international chains such as A&W Restaurant,

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, and

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. Modern-day landmarks that were once known as Depok's primary shopping centers include Ramanda (now an autoshop plus education centre), Hero Supermarket (now Index Home Furnishings) etc. There are many shopping centers in Depok, such as: * ITC Depok (anchor tenant:

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) * Depok Town Square — commonly referred to as DeTos (anchor tenant: Matahari and Hypermart) * Margo City (anchor tenants: Centro,

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)

*Pesona Square (anchor tenants: Centro, Hypermart, Ace Hardware) *D'mall Depok (anchor tenant: Electronic Solution) *Depok Town Center *City Plaza Depok *Cinere Mall *Cinere Bellevue Mall *Cimanggis Square * Trans Studio Mall Cibubur (anchor tenants: Metro and Transmart) *The Park Sawangan shopping mall Traditional markets include Pasar Depok Baru, Pasar Depok Lama (short: Pasar Lama), Pasar Kemiri (originally expanded to facilitate the move of Pasar Lama traders), Pasar PAL, Pasar Agung, Pasar Musi, Pasar Cisalak, and Pasar Majapahit.

Parks

Alun Alun Depok or Depok Square is equipped with various sports facilities such as a basketball court, futsal, skateboard, wall climbing, BMX arena, children's playground, fish pond, fountain, and others. Godongijo Conservation and Education Park is located in Depok. The park provides children and teachers alike the ability to get up close and personal with nature. There are also other children's amusement parks in the city such as Depok Fantasi Waterpark, Taman Pemuda Pratama, and Pondok Zidane.

Education

The following universities are in Depok: *

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* * * Jakarta State Polytechnic * * Muhammadiyah University of Depok * * * Depok has several private language schools, namely EF English First, Kinderfield Highfield Depok, International Language Programs (ILP), Lembaga Indonesia Amerika (LIA), The British Institute (TBI), Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia - Amerika (LPIA), and several other smaller establishments. These are all along Margonda Raya and Cinere Raya, the two main roads that pass through Depok.

Sports

Depok is the home town of the

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and Depok United FC football team who currently plays in the Liga 2.

Transportation

Toll road access

Public transportation

Angkot is the major means of public transportation in Depok.

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and Grab and

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s are easily available. Depok is connected to other areas of greater Jakarta by commuter train,

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buses. Depok Lama, Depok Baru Station, Universitas Indonesia Station, Pondok Cina Station and Citayam Station of

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commuter train service located within Depok. Commuter train is widely used to travel to

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city center and other parts of

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, but is very crowded during peak hours.

Air

Depok is served by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and

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. Meanwhile

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is located at

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in borders with Depok, but doesn't have regular scheduled air service.

Twin towns – sister cities

Depok is twinned with: * Ōsaki,

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References

External links

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Jakarta Globe
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