Besides cultivating the area with industrial plants with the help of the locals, Chastelein was active as a missionary, preaching Christianity to the indigenous Indonesians.

To this end, he established a local congregation named De Eerste Protestante Organisatie van Christenen (DEPOC).

[5] An alternative explanation for the name is that it comes from the Indonesian word padepokan, meaning 'shrine', as the location had been used as a religious retreat before Chastelein's purchase of the land.

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 other families retained their original names and might have been (Roman Catholic) Christian already before joining Chastelein's Protestant church.

[4] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district and its postal codes.

Based on data from the 2000 Indonesian census, the majority of the Depok population's are Betawi, Javanese, and Sundanese.

The following is the population of Depok City based on ethnicity according to data from the 2000 Indonesian census;[13] In Depok there are areas where the majority of the people speak Sundanese, namely Leuwinanggung and Cimpaeun urban villages (kelurahan) in Tapos district and there are also several other districts whose people speak Sundanese, as in Cimanggis and Cilodong.

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 also other children's amusement parks in the city such as Depok Fantasi Waterpark, Taman Pemuda Pratama, and Pondok Zidane.

Meanwhile Pondok Cabe Airport is located at South Tangerang in borders with Depok, but doesn't have regular scheduled air service.