Limo – Urban kecamatan in the City of Depok, West Java
Limo is a kecamatan in the City of Depok, West Java, in the central-northern part of the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the Indonesian Wikipedia entry for Limo, the district covers about 27.24 square kilometres at around 70 metres above sea level, is classified as a relatively flat lowland, and has a recorded population of about 30,847. It is divided into four kelurahan: Limo, Meruyung, Grogol and Krukut. Limo was formed on 11 January 1992 by splitting from Sawangan, originally while the area was part of Bogor Regency, and was later reorganised when Cinere separated from Limo on 30 November 2009.
Tourism and attractions
Within Limo, tourism and leisure sites documented in open sources include Masjid Dian Al-Mahri, the large gold-domed mosque in Meruyung that is one of the best-known landmarks in southern Depok, the Palem Ganda Asri swimming pool, the Depok Fantasy Land family park, and Kampung 99 Perpohonan, a themed tree-village park. The kecamatan sits on the Jakarta-Depok-Bogor axis, close to the Cinere, Pamulang and Jagakarsa boundaries, and is well connected to the broader Jabodetabek recreational circuit around Ragunan, Cibubur and Bogor. Limo functions more as a residential suburb than as an independent tourism destination, and most visits are linked to the mosque, leisure facilities and Depok-area family destinations.
Property market
The property market in Limo is strongly shaped by its position as part of the Jakarta metropolitan ring. Typical real estate includes landed houses in established kampung, cluster housing developments, mid-rise apartments along main corridors, and mixed commercial and residential frontage on Jalan Limo Raya, Jalan Meruyung Raya and Jalan Pramuka Raya. The district benefits from links to the Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2, including the Serpong-Cinere and Cinere-Jagorawi toll roads that pass through or near its boundary, which have supported the expansion of branded housing estates on former kampung and agricultural land. Price levels in Limo fall within the wider Jakarta metropolitan range, typically lower than central Jakarta but higher than many non-metropolitan West Java districts.
Rental and investment outlook
Rental demand in Limo is driven by professionals working in Jakarta, students tied to universities in Depok and South Jakarta, and families attracted by the residential character of the district relative to denser parts of the capital. Typical rental segments include kost rooms aimed at young workers and students, small contract houses, cluster-unit rentals inside branded estates, and a growing apartment segment along main corridors. Commuting to South Jakarta is supported by Transjakarta routes D31, D32 and D41 via Cinere, along with Mikrotrans JAK-03, JAK-31 and JAK-44 feeders. For investors, Limo is a relatively mature suburban market where yield and capital growth are linked closely to toll-road and infrastructure investment in the Jabodetabek outer ring.
Practical tips
Access to Limo is by toll road via the JORR 2 network, by provincial roads from Cinere, Pamulang and Sawangan, and by feeder bus and motorcycle taxi through the wider Depok and southern Jakarta network. Basic services including kelurahan offices, puskesmas, schools, mosques and churches are distributed across the four kelurahan, with larger hospitals, malls, government offices and universities in central Depok and adjacent South Jakarta districts. The climate is humid tropical with a pronounced wet season concentrated from roughly November to April. Visitors and new residents should follow Depok municipal regulations on building permits and housing, respect local Betawi and Sundanese community customs, and observe the general Indonesian rule that freehold title is reserved for Indonesian citizens.
