Depok is an Indonesian city in West Java and is a part of Jabotabek metropolitan area.
Depok is situated 0.1 km away from Kemakmuran Sentosa, 0.3 km from Merdeka, 0.4 km from Ciliwung, 0.5 km from Siliwangi and 0.5 km way from Tole Iskandar. History of
Depok says that it was founded in 1696, firstly as a village by Cornelis Chastelein who was a Dutch merchant. Presently
Depok is called as the city of students and progressive IT.
Depok Indonesia is now a home for the Universities of Indonesia and all the major country universities are found here. Some of the reputed universities of the country are- University Of Indonesia, University of Gunadharma, University of Pancasila and many more to name. The universities attract lots of foreign students around the globe and they mainly come from countries namely Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Australia and United Arab countries. IT development is understood by prevalent Internet Cafe and Cyber Net Cafe all around Depok and is available for 24 hours.
From tourists point of view Depok has a lot on offer and architecture of Depok is quite mentionable. Major architect landmark are Old Dutch Style house along with Jalan Mawar, Pondok Cina house at Jalan Margonda Raya and beautiful Emmanuel Church at Jalan Gereja. If you want to hang out in the Depok then go to the University of Indonesia and spend quality time near the lake. Lake of Babakan is the best place to sit and enjoy the traditional dance practicing every Wednesday. Visitors can also go for activity like Cycling, jogging in the weekends and free markets are there to buy cheap items that can be clothes, CD's or household stuffs. Eating and drinking facilities are also great in Depok.
Depok City of Indonesia has immense pleasure activities to keep the tourists entertained throughout the trip and its well known universities are quite a rage among world wide students and all these reasons are enough to make Depok an ideal Indonesian Destination.
