Central Zoo
| Central Zoo | |
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Red Panda in Central Zoo, Nepal | |
| 27°40′23″N 85°18′39″E / 27.6731849°N 85.3109334°E | |
| Date opened |
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| Location | Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal |
| Land area | 6 ha |
| No. of animals | 1292 |
| No. of species | 109 |
| Annual visitors | 1,000,000 |
| Website | Central Zoo NTNC |
The Central Zoo (Nepali: सदर चिडियाखाना) is a 6-hectare (15-acre) zoo in Jawalakhel, Nepal. It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). Although it was originally a private zoo, it was opened to the public in 1956.
During the Bhoto Jatra festival, celebrated near the zoo, the zoo may see upwards of 34,000 visitors in a single day after they come to see a historical jeweled vest at the culmination of the Rato Machchhindranath Jatra.