Nandankanan Zoological Park is a 437-hectare zoo and botanical garden located in Baranga village, Odisha, India. It is 10 km to south of Cuttack and 10 km north of Bhubaneswar. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2009. It also contains a botanical garden and part of it has been declared a sanctuary. Nandankanan, literally meaning The Garden of Heaven, is located in the environs of the Chandaka forest, and includes the 134-acre Kanjia lake.
A major upgrade was done in 2000. More than 2.6 million visitors visit Nandankanan every year.
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Coordinates 20°23'53.376" N 85°48'58.947" E
