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Pretoria Zoo

The National Zoological Garden of South Africa is an 80-hectare zoo located in , . It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J. W. B. Gunning in 1899. Pretoria Zoo is one of the eight largest zoos in the world.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Email: infonzg@sanbi.org.za
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Also known as: “National Zoological Garden of South Africa”
  • Address: 232 Boom Street, Pretoria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tshwane District Hospital and Church Square.

Hospital
is a public sector hospital situated in 349-Jr, a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It was established in 2006. It has approximately 200 beds. is situated 1 km east of Pretoria Zoo.

Square
Photo: Luckymelon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of , , . The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. is situated 1¼ km south of Pretoria Zoo.

Courthouse
Photo: PHParsons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The forms part of the northern façade of in . The building dates to the nineteenth century and was designed by the Dutch architect Sytze Wierda. is situated 1¼ km south of Pretoria Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capital Park and Pretoria.

Suburb
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of 's oldest and first suburbs and lies approximately 4 km north of the historic , behind the Pretoria National Zoo.

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the administrative capital of , is in . Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture.

Suburb
is a central-northern suburb of , . The suburb straddles the . The suburb is light industrial to the west of the river and residential to the east of the river. The suburb includes Hillview High School. is situated 3 km northwest of Pretoria Zoo.

Pretoria Zoo

Latitude
-25.73503° or 25° 44′ 6″ south
Longitude
28.19165° or 28° 11′ 30″ east
Open location code
5G6C757R+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 539016837
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q1139958
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Pretoria Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nasionale Dieretuin van Suid-Afrika”
  • Afrikaans: “Pretoria-dieretuin”
  • Armenian: “Հարավաֆրիկյան Հանրապետության ազգային կենդանաբանական այգի”
  • Chinese: “比勒陀利亞動物園”
  • French: “zoo de Pretoria”
  • French: “Zoo de Pretoria”
  • German: “National Zoological Garden of South Africa”
  • Greek: “Ζωωλογικός κήποσ Νότιας Αφρικής”
  • Hebrew: “גן החיות של פרטוריה”
  • Italian: “zoo di Pretoria”
  • Japanese: “南アフリカ国立動物園”
  • Korean: “남아프리카 공화국 국립동물원”
  • Korean: “프리토리아 동물원”
  • Polish: “National Zoological Gardens of South Africa”
  • Russian: “Зоопарк Претории”
  • Spanish: “Jardin zoologico nacional de Sudafrica”
  • Spanish: “Jardín zoológico nacional de Sudáfrica”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pretoria Zoo”. Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.