Yangon Zoological Gardens

The Yangon Zoo is the oldest and the second largest zoo in . Located immediately north of downtown near , the 70-acre recreational park also includes a museum of natural history, an aquarium and an amusement park.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Yangon Central Railway Station.

Buddhist temple
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The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded located in , Myanmar. is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Yangon Zoological Gardens.

Railway station
, also known as Yangon Central Station, is the central station of . It is located within downtown , and serves as the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3,126 mi rail network whose reach covers , upcountry, Shan hills, and the Taninthayi coast. is situated 3,700 feet south of Yangon Zoological Gardens.

Marketplace
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is a major bazaar located in Pabedan township in central , . Known for its colonial architecture and inner cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist destination, dominated by antique, Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores. is situated 1 mile south of Yangon Zoological Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and Mingala Taungnyunt Township.

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, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by in 2005.

Suburb
is a township of , Myanmar. Located in the east-central part of the city, the township consists of 20 wards, and shares borders with in the west, Bahan township in the north, in the south, in the southwest, and the and in the east.

Suburb
is located immediately north of downtown . The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the west, in the east, and , and in the south.

Yangon Zoological Gardens

Latitude
16.79172° or 16° 47′ 30″ north
Longitude
96.15944° or 96° 9′ 34″ east
Inception
1906
Open location code
7M8RQ5R5+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377827695
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q1136334
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Yangon Zoological Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “တိရစ္ဆာန်ဥယျာဉ်”
  • Burmese: “ရန်ကုန်တိရိစ္ဆာန်ဥယျာဉ်”
  • Burmese: “ရန်ကုန်မြို့ တိရစ္ဆာန်ဥယျာဉ်”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة الحيوانات فى يانجون”
  • French: “jardin zoologique de Rangoun”
  • French: “Jardin zoologique de Rangoun”
  • German: “Rangun Zoo”
  • Japanese: “ヤンゴン動物園”
  • Korean: “양곤 동물원”
  • Navajo: “Anaʼí Ádaadiniidi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
  • Russian: “Янгонский зоопарк”
  • Spanish: “Jardin zoologico de Rangun”
  • Spanish: “Jardín zoológico de Rangún”
  • Thai: “สวนสัตว์ย่างกุ้ง”

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