Kyiv Zoo

Kyiv Zoo
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Kyiv Zoo entry
50°27′15″N 30°27′46″E / 50.45417°N 30.46278°E / 50.45417; 30.46278
Date opened	21 March 1909
Location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Land area	40 ha (99 acres)
No. of animals	1947 (1 January 2010)
No. of species	339 (1 January 2010)
Website	zoo.kyiv.ua

The Kyiv Zoo (Ukrainian: Київський Зоопарк, romanized: Kyyivsʹkyy Zoopark [ˈkɪjiu̯sʲkei̯ zɔɔˈpark]) is the largest zoo in Kyiv, Ukraine and one of the largest zoos in the former Soviet Union. Situated on about 40 hectares (99 acres), the zoo is cared for by 378 staff members and receives about 280,000 visitors annually.