# Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens

- **Country:** Myanmar
- **Coordinates:** 19.863937, 96.255815
- **Area:** 612 acres (247 hectares)
- **Opened:** 2008
- **Location:** Naypyidaw Mandalay Region, Myanmar
- **Zoo Name:** Naypyidaw Zoo
- **Date Opened:** 27 March 2008
- **Image Width:** 250px
- **Num Animals:** 634

The Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens 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 on Myanmar's Armed Forces Day (27 March) in 2008 with about 420 animals transferred from the Yangon Zoological Gardens.

![Photo of Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Naypyidaw_--_Zoo.JPG)

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