Nandankanan Zoological Park

Nandankanan Zoo is a zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, covering a total area of 437 hectares (1080 acres). Founded in 1960, opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009. It includes Chandaka Forest and Lake Kanza with an area of 54 hectares.

In the year 2000 (after the damage caused by the 1999 Odisha Coastal Supercyclone), significant modernization took place. More than 2.6 million visitors a year visit Nandankanan.

Land area: 437 ha (1,080 acres)

Address: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Timing: April to September (07.30 hrs. to 17.30 hrs.) | October to March (08.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.) | Zoological Park remains closed every Monday
No. of animals 3517 (2019-03-31)

No. of species 157 (2019)

Date opened: 29 December 1960

Annual visitors: 3.2 million

Website: www.nandankanan.org