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DepokKotaDepok
City
EntrancetoDepok
Seal
Nickname(s):KotaBelimbing(StarfruitCity)
LocationofDepokinIndonesia
Coordinates:62324S1064948E
Country IndonesiaProvince WestJavaCapital DepokBaru
GovernmentMayor NurMahmudiIsmailViceMayor
IdrisAbdulSomad
AreaTotal 200.29km2(77.33sqmi)
Elevation 50140m(164459ft)
Population(2010)
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DepokisacityinWestJavaprovince,IndonesiaonthesouthernborderofDKIJakartaintheJabodetabekmetropolitanregion.The"de"inJabodetabekreferstoDepok,whiletheword"depok"itselfcomesfromSundaneselanguagemeaninghermitageorabodeofonelivinginseclusion.[1]ThereisalsoasayingthattheDepokwordisanacronymofDeEersteProtestantsOnderdaanKerk.
Ithasanareaof200.29km2andatthe2010Censushadapopulationof1,751,696people,withadensityof8,746people/km2.[2]
Thecityisdividedintosixdistricts(kecamatan).TheseatoftheregencyislocatedatDepokJaya.
Contents
1History2Administrative
2.1Districts2.2Mayors
3Commerce4Education5Transportation6Seealso7References8Externallinks
History
In18May1696,aformerVOCofficerCornelisChasteleinboughtthelandwithanareaof12.44km2,6.2%theareaoftoday'sDepok.Besidescultivatingtheareawithindustrialplantswiththehelpofthelocals,Chasteleinwasactiveasamissionary,preachingChristianitytotheindigenousIndonesians.Tothisend,heestablishedalocalcongregationnamedDeEersteProtestanteOrganisatievanChristenen(DEPOC).AlthoughtheSundanesename
Depok
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Total 1,751,696Density 8,700/km2(23,000/sqmi)
Timezone WIB(UTC+7)Areacode(s)
021
Licenseplate
B
Website www.depok.go.id(http://www.depok.go.id/)
Depok,meaninghermitageorabodeofonelivinginseclusion,wasalreadyinexistencebeforetheestablishmentofthecongregation,someinsisttheacronymmighthavebeentheoriginofthecity'sname.TodaymajorityofDepok'spopulationareadherenttoIslam,exceptforthemajorityoftheoriginalDepokfamily.
BeforehisdeathonJune28,1714,ChasteleinhadwrittenawillthatfreedtheslavefamiliesofDepokandgavethempiecesofhisland,convertingslavesintolandlords.In1714,the12slavefamiliesbecamelandlords(foreverasgiventothemwithentitlementdeedsoftheownerChastelieninhiswill)andfreedmen,women,andchildren.ThefreedslavesarealsoreferredtoastheMardijker'sthewordMerdekameaningfreedominBahasaIndonesia.June28isdesignatedasDepokseDaag(DepokDay)bytheoriginalDepokfamily,andonJune28,2014,300yearsofcommemoration,theyformallyopeneda3meterheightmonumentonitsownland,butitwasprohibitedbytheGovernmentasitreferredtoDutchcolonialization.[3]
The12originalDepokfamilynamesare:BacasIsakhJacobJonathanJosephLaurensLeanderLoenSadokhSamuelSoediraTholense.[4]
TheoriginalslavefamiliesofDepokareofBalinese,Ambonese,Buginese,SundaneseandPortugueseIndo,i.e.,MestizoandMardijkerdescent.Isakh,Jacob,Jonathans,Joseph,andSamuelwerefamilynamesbaptizedbyChasteleinaftertheslavefamiliesconvertedtoProtestantChristianity.Theotherfamiliesretainedtheiroriginalnamesandmighthavebeen(RomanCatholic)ChristianalreadybeforejoiningChastelein'sProtestantchurch.DescendantsoftheoriginalDepokfamilieswiththeexceptionoftheSadokhfamily,stillliveeitherinIndonesiaortheNetherlands.[5][6]
In1871,thecolonialgovernmentgaveDepokaspecialstatusallowingtheareatoformitsowngovernmentandpresident.Therulingnolongerstoodafter1952,wheretheDepokpresidencycededitscontrolofDepoktotheIndonesiangovernmentexceptforafewareas.
DuringtheBersiap(IndonesiancivilwarandwarforindependencefromTheNetherlands)periodof1945muchofDepokwasdestroyedandmanyofitsinhabitantskilledby'Pemuda'.[7]ManyoftheoriginalDepokfamiliesfledfortheirlivesfromIndonesiaduringtheIndonesianrevolutionandnowliveintheNetherlandsaspartoftheIndocommunitythere.[8]
InMarch1982,DepokwasreclassifiedasanadministrativecitywithinBogorRegencyand,in1999,asacityheadedbyamayor.Thenon20April1999,thecityofDepokwasunifiedwithsomeneighbouringdistrictsofBogorRegencytoformanautonomouscityofDepok(independentoftheRegency)withanareaof200.29km2.[9]Thisdateiscommemoratedasadateoftheestablishmentofthecity.
Administrative
Districts
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Depokisdividedintoelevendistricts(kecamatan),tabulatedbelowwiththeir2010Censuspopulation.
Name PopulationCensus2010[10]
Sawangan 123,571Bojongsari 99,735PancoranMas 210,514Cipayung 127,917SukmaJaya 232,308Cilodong 125,014Cimanggis 241,979Tapos 216,215Beji 165,903Limo 87,953Cinere 107,461
Mayors
Moch.RukasahSuradimadja(19821984)I.Tamdjid(19841988)AbdulWachyan(19881991)MochMasduki(19911992)SofyanSafariHamim(19921996)BadrulKamal(19972005)NurMahmudiIsmail(20052010)NurMahmudiIsmail(20102012)
Commerce
Depokhasagrowingeclecticcollectionofmallsandtraditionalmarkets.OldermallsorothernotableshoppingcentersincludeMallDepok,DepokPlaza,andSixtyOneBuilding,andDepokITC.
DepokhasmanylocalrestaurantsandishometointernationalchainssuchasMcDonalds,A&W,KentuckyFriedChicken,PizzaHut,andStarbucks.
ModerndaylandmarksthatwereonceknownasDepok'sprimaryshoppingcentersincludeRamanda(nowanautoshoppluseducationcentre),HeroSupermarket(nowIndexHomeFurnishings),AgungShop(nowdefunctandburnedduringtheriot),andTarget(nowdefunct).
ThereareseveralnewshoppingcentersinDepok:ITCDepok(anchortenant:Carrefour),DepokTownSquarecommonlyreferredtoasDeTos(anchortenant:Matahari),andthelatestmallwhichisMargoCity[11](anchortenants:Centro,Giant,ElectronicCity),allonMargondaRayastreet.
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TraditionalmarketsincludePasarDepokBaru,PasarDepokLama(short:PasarLama),PasarKemiri(originallyexpandedtofacilitatethemoveofPasarLamatraders),PasarPAL,PasarAgung,PasarMusi,PasarMajapahit.
DepokhasseveralmajorbookstoresincludingaGramediaandTokoGunungAgungandalargecollectionofsmallroadsidebookstores.
Education
ThefollowinguniversitiesareinDepok:
UniversitasIndonesiaUniversitasGunadarmaPoliteknikTuguPoliteknikNegeriJakartaUniversitasBinaSaranaInformatika
Depokhasseveralprivatelanguageschools,namelyEFEnglishFirst,InternationalLanguagePrograms(ILP),LembagaIndonesiaAmerika(LIA)andTheBritishInstitute(TBI)andseveralothersmallerestablishments.TheseareallalongMargondaRayaandCinereRaya,themainroadthroughDepok.
Transportation
Publiccartransportation(angkot)isthemajormeansoftransportationinDepok.TheothermeansoftransportistrainthatconnectsDepoktoJakartatothenorthandBogortothesouth.
InDepoktherearetwomajortrainstations.TheDepokorDepokLama(OldDepok)Station,whichisolderandhasmanymoretracks,islocatedtothesouth.TheDepokBaru(NewDepok)StationisclosertoJakarta.Therearesmallertrainstations:UniversityofIndonesiaandPondokCina.ThetrainisthefastestandmostusedwaytotraveltocentralJakartaandisusuallyextremelycrowdedduringpeaktimes.DepokisalsoservedbythePondokCabeAirport.
SeealsoListoftwintownsandsistercitiesinIndonesia
References1. SundaneseEnglishdictionary2. ProfilDaerahJawaBarat(http://www.indonesia.go.id/id/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2566&Itemid=1347)3. RachmatHidayat(September6,2014)."TuguChasteleinDilarangBerdiridiDepok"
(http://www.tribunnews.com/metropolitan/2014/09/06/tuguchasteleindilarangberdirididepok).4. JakartaGlobearticle.(http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/whoaretherealbelandadepok/393038)5. OfficialDutchDepokWebsite(http://www.depok.nl/depok/hoofdstuk/geschiedenis/)6. JakartaGlobearticle.(http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/whoaretherealbelandadepok/393038)7. Meijer,Hans.InIndiegeworteld,deGeschiedenisvanIndischeNederlanders,detwintigsteeeuw.(Publisher
BertBakker,Amsterdam,2004)P.245ISBN9035126173
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8. (Dutch)DutchDepokcommunityWebsite.Retrieved20may2010.(http://www.depok.nl/)9. http://www.depok.go.id
10. BiroPusatStatistik,Jakarta,201111. http://www.margocity.comMargoCity
Externallinks
(Indonesian)Officialsite(http://www.depok.go.id/)JakartaGlobe(http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/whoaretherealbelandadepok/393038)NewsarticlebyTasaNugrazaBarleydd.August26,2010.Retrieved15October2010
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