# Central Zoo

- **Country:** Nepal
- **Coordinates:** 27.673185, 85.310933
- **Area:** 6 ha
- **Website:** [https://centralzoo.ntnc.org.np/welcome/ Central Zoo] [https://www.ntnc.org.np/project/central-zoo/ NTNC]
- **Location:** Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
- **Zoo Name:** Central Zoo
- **Num Animals:** 1292
- **Num Species:** 109
- **Annual Visitors:** 1000000

The Central Zoo is a 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.

![Photo of Central Zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Pond_inside_the_central_zoo%2C_Jawalakhel.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Zoo (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)