Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens

Naypyidaw Zoo
နေပြည်တော် တိရိစ္ဆာန် ဥယျာဉ်

Naypyidaw Zoo
Date opened 27 March 2008
Location Naypyidaw
Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Coordinates 19.863937, 96.255815
Land area 612 acres (247 hectares)
Number of animals 634 (2009)

The Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens (Burmese: နေပြည်တော် တိရိစ္ဆာန် ဥယျာဉ်, pronounced: [nèpjìdɔ̀ təɹeiʔsʰàɴ ʔṵjɪ̀ɴ]) located in Naypyidaw is the largest zoo in South East Asia. Located on the Yangon-Mandalay highway about 250 miles (400 km) north of Yangon, the 612-acre (247-hectare) zoo opened its doors on Myanmar's Armed Forces Day (27 March) in 2008 with about 420 animals trucked in from the Yangon Zoological Gardens.[1]

The zoo has elephants, crocodiles, tigers, deer, leopards, monkeys as well as white tigers, zebras, and kangaroos.[1][2] It also comes complete with an air-conditioned penguin house in a country of persistent power shortages.[2]

In December 2009, the zoo had 634 animals of 89 species, including 304 from 34 different mammal species; 265 from 44 bird species; and 65 from 11 reptile species.[3]

Map of the zoo

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Myanmar unveils zoo in remote new capital". AFP. 2008-03-27.
  2. 1 2 "Built to Order: Myanmar’s New Capital Isolates and Insulates Junta". The New York Times. 2008-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Naypyidaw Zoo". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese) (Yangon: Weekly Eleven): 26. 2009-12-04.

Coordinates: 19°51′50″N 96°15′21″E / 19.8639°N 96.2558°E / 19.8639; 96.2558

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