Depok

City in Indonesia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Depok is a city in Indonesia, in West Java. About 2.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Indonesia in our atlas.

It lies at 6.40° S, 106.82° E, about 92 m (302 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Jakarta time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Depok. Green dots: other major cities of Indonesia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Depok has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 20°C (67°F). Around 2,270 mm (89 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.

27°21°Jan33727°22°Feb37328°22°Mar26328°22°Apr21928°22°May15128°21°Jun9228°20°Jul8329°20°Aug5330°20°Sep8230°21°Oct15229°22°Nov21828°22°Dec247mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in IndonesiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Danau Setu Babakan: Herryz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Mahakam Stadium: OktaRama2010, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)