# Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens

- **Country:** Vietnam
- **Coordinates:** 10.788056, 106.704722
- **Area:** 20 ha
- **Owner:** *Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens Company Ltd.
- **Location:** * 2B Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm Street (Main Gate)
- **Image Width:** 250px
- **Num Animals:** 2000
- **Num Species:** 120
- **Logo Caption:** Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens logo
- **Publictransit:** Ba Son station

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens (, ), or known locally as The Zoo ("Sở Thú"), is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden. The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens was commissioned by Admiral Pierre-Paul de La Grandière in 1864, and was opened to the public in 1869, making it one of the world's oldest continuously operating zoos.

![Photo of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Thao_cam_vien_%2C_Phuong_Da_kao%2C_quan_1%2C_tphcmvn_-_panoramio.jpg)

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