Zoo
Yangon Zoological Gardens
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Myanmar (Burma) 35 spp. present
The Yangon Zoo (Yangon Zoo) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် တိရစ္ဆာန် ဥယျာဉ် [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ təɹeɪʔsʰàɰ̃ ʔṵjɪ̀ɰ̃]) is the oldest and the second largest zoo in Myanmar. Located immediately north of downtown Yangon near Kandawgyi Lake, the 70-acre (28 ha) recreational park also includes a museum of natural history, an aquarium and an amusement park. With a collection of nearly 200 species and 1,100 animals, the zoo draws nearly 2.2 million visitors annually. The zoo was operated by the Forest Department under the Ministry of Forestry until April 2011, and is now operated by a private firm. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
16.792° N 96.159° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
35
speciesOpened
1906
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 8:00–18:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Yangon Zoological Gardens?
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Yangon Zoological Gardens is a zoo or wildlife park in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Its coordinates are 16.792° N, 96.159° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Doi Inthanon National Park, about 317 km away.
What animals can you see at Yangon Zoological Gardens?
35 species
Citizen-science photos record 35 species at Yangon Zoological Gardens, including Rhesus Macaque, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Southern Cassowary, Common Ostrich and Saltwater Crocodile. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Yangon Zoological Gardens in the wild?
Rhesus Macaque: Kaziranga National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Yangon Zoological Gardens also live in the parks and cities we cover: Rhesus Macaque (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park), Rose-ringed Parakeet (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Keoladeo National Park) and Southern Cassowary (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park).
When is Yangon Zoological Gardens open?
Every day · 8:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Yangon Zoological Gardens is open Every day · 8:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Yangon Zoological Gardens open and how big is it?
Opened 1906, 28 ha
Yangon Zoological Gardens, a zoo or wildlife park in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), opened in 1906 and covers about 28 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 35 species are photographed there.
Nearest Zoos & Centres
Nearest Parks
Nearest Cities
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)