Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens

The Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens (pronounced [nèpjìdɔ̀ təɹeiʔsʰàɰ̃ ʔṵjɪ̀ɰ̃]) 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.