Depok is a landlocked city in West Java province, Indonesia, directly south of Jakarta, and is the third-largest urban center in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi, covering about 200 square kilometers. Largely a residential commuter city for workers traveling into Jakarta, Depok is also home to the main campus of the University of Indonesia, one of the country's leading universities.
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Area (sq km) Founding YearLand-purchase founding date; Depok was reconstituted as an independent city (kota) in 1999. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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Source Depok (Wikipedia)
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1. Depok (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, population sentence
the official estimate for mid 2024 was 2,163,635 (comprising 1,088,759 males and 1,074,876 females), resulting in a density of about 10,823 people per km2.
Lead paragraph, population sentence (year)
the official estimate for mid 2024 was 2,163,635 (comprising 1,088,759 males and 1,074,876 females), resulting in a density of about 10,823 people per km2.
Infobox, Area Total field
199.91 km2 (77.19 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation field
93 m (305 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates field
6°23′38″S 106°49′21″E / 6.3940°S 106.8225°E / -6.3940; 106.8225
Infobox, Coordinates field (longitude)
6°23′38″S 106°49′21″E / 6.3940°S 106.8225°E / -6.3940; 106.8225
History section, Chastelein purchase sentence
the region was already known as Depok when the land was purchased by Cornelis Chastelein, a senior official in the Dutch East India Company, on 18 May 1696.
Associated With: Indonesia, Infobox, Country field
Indonesia
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