Central Zoo

Central Zoo
Red Panda in Central Zoo, Nepal
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27°40′23″N 85°18′39″E / 27.6731849°N 85.3109334°E / 27.6731849; 85.3109334
Date opened
  • 1932 (private zoo)
  • 1956 (opened to public)[1]
LocationJawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Land area6 ha
No. of animals1292[3]
No. of species109[2]
Annual visitors1,000,000[2]
WebsiteCentral Zoo NTNC

The Central Zoo (Nepali: सदर चिडियाखाना) is a 6-hectare (15-acre) zoo in Jawalakhel, Nepal. It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). Although it was originally a private zoo, it was opened to the public in 1956.

During the Bhoto Jatra festival, celebrated near the zoo, the zoo may see upwards of 34,000 visitors in a single day after they come to see a historical jeweled vest at the culmination of the Rato Machchhindranath Jatra.[4][5]

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