Sapporo Maruyama Zoo

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Main gate of Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
43°03′05″N 141°18′27″E / 43.051438°N 141.307405°E / 43.051438; 141.307405
Date opened1951
LocationChūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Land area22.5 ha
No. of animals737
No. of species168
OwnerSapporo City
Websitewww.city.sapporo.jp/zoo

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo (札幌市円山動物園, Sapporo Maruyama Dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It opened on May 5, 1951.

The zoo is located within Maruyama Park in western Sapporo, and is the oldest zoo in Hokkaido.

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