Depok Beach is the nearest beach to downtown Yogyakarta, located close to Parangtritis and Parangkusumo beaches. Depok is famous because there is a fish port where one can get fresh fish directly from the fishermen or traders, and it can be eaten at home or cooked directly over the lip at the restaurant nearby. The price of fish from fishers is relatively low, which makes Depok known as the center of fish for seafood seekers.
Based on the stories of locals, Depok was named after the breakage of the Majapahit kingdom, and it made the soldiers flee to the place and the soldiers built Padepokan (learning community). Tunggul Wulung prince initiated by the stump at the time it had adopted children who have a role named Aris Baya orchard organization of Depok. In moment passes that resulted from Tunggul Wulung grabbing the Grogol Depok region. Finally, the region is split into two parts, Sono and Grogol. In the year 1947 Sono and Grogol villages merged into Tirtoarjo village. It was due to the availability of regional autonomy, then to Tirtoarjo village transformed into a Parangtritis village until the present day.