# Paramaribo Zoo

- **Country:** Suriname
- **Coordinates:** 5.847180, -55.159880
- **Opened:** 1972
- **Location:** Paramaribo, Suriname
- **Zoo Name:** Paramaribo Zoo
- **Date Opened:** May 1972
- **Image Width:** 250px
- **Num Animals:** 197

The Paramaribo Zoo is the only zoo in Paramaribo, Suriname. The zoo opened in May 1972, and was an initiative of prime-minister Jopie Pengel.

![Photo of Paramaribo Zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Paramaribo_ZOo_entrance_%2832016078292%29.jpg)

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