North Korea
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Central Zoo

The Korea Central Zoo, also referred to as the Pyongyang Central Zoo, is the national zoo of . It is located near Taesŏngsan mountain in downtown .
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  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Pyongyang, in North Korea
  • Also known as: “Korea Central Zoo”, “Pyongyang Central Zoo”, and “Pyongyang Zoo”
  • Address: Daesong District, Pyongyang

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rakwon and Revolutionary Martyrs‘ Cemetery.

Metro station
Ragwŏn Station is the eastern terminus station on Hyŏksin Line of the Pyongyang Metro. The station features mosaic mural Masters of the Country. is situated 450 metres south of Central Zoo.

Cemetery
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery is a cemetery and memorial to the North Korean soldiers fighting for freedom and independence against Japanese rule. is situated 1 km east of Central Zoo.

Garden
Photo: Radomil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km south of Central Zoo.

Central Zoo

Latitude
39.07563° or 39° 4′ 32″ north
Longitude
125.81721° or 125° 49′ 2″ east
Inception
April 1959
Open location code
8QF73RG8+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42265803
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q708915
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Central Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “朝鮮中央動物園”
  • Chinese: “朝鲜中央动物园”
  • Dutch: “Koreaanse centrale dierentuin”
  • Esperanto: “Korea Centra Zoo”
  • Finnish: “Pjongjangin eläintarha”
  • French: “parc zoologique de Pyongyang”
  • French: “Parc zoologique de Pyongyang”
  • French: “zoo de Pyongyang”
  • German: “Korea Central Zoo”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Pusat Korea”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Pusat Pyongyang”
  • Italian: “Zoo centrale della Corea”
  • Japanese: “朝鮮中央動物園”
  • Korean: “조선중앙동물원”
  • Korean: “중앙동물원”
  • Polish: “Centralny Ogród Zoologiczny w Pjongjangu”
  • Russian: “Корейский центральный зоопарк”
  • Russian: “Центральный зоопарк Пхеньяна”
  • Russian: “Центральный зоопарк”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico central de Corea”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico central de Corea”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico Central”
  • Thai: “สวนสัตว์กลางเกาหลี”
  • Thai: “สวนสัตว์เซ็นทรัลเกาหลี”
  • Uzbek: “Koreya markaziy hayvonot bog‘i”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn thú Bình Nhưỡng”

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