Zoo Rangunan situated in Pasar Mingo, the city (in the Indonesian language - "cat"), South Jakarta. The zoo - about 140 hectares, presenting his collection of more than 270 species, about 171 species of flora. For all the inhabitants cared for 450 people.

Animal species that live in the zoo Rangunan, are threatened with extinction, and are of great value. In total, the zoo is home to about 3,120 species of animals, including birds and amphibians. On the territory, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation, you can see the giant Indonesian lizard or as it is called, the Komodo dragon - the lizard, which is considered the largest of the currently existing. Here you can see elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, zebra, orangutan, tapir, Sumatran tiger, banteng - a kind of bull that lives on the island of Bali, and the smallest of the modern wild bulls - Anoa. One of the highlights of the zoo can be called a large flying fox - the world's largest species of bats.

Zoo Rangunan more than 150 years, and it is the third "age" in the world. And the size of the zoo occupies second place in the world. Rangunan Zoo was founded in 1864. The famous Indonesian painter Raden Saleh, donated 10 hectares of their land in Central Jakarta to the base of the first zoo in Batavia. In 1966, the zoo moved to the area of ​​Pasar Mingo, grand opening in June of the same year.

At the zoo operates primates Shmuttsera Center, opened in 2002. The center is financed privately and is considered one of the largest of such centers in the world. The center occupies 13 hectares. Here you can see all kinds of primates, including gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans. Also in territory rides, children's playground.

Since February 2014, the zoo is closed every Monday - in the animals 'day off' on the territory of restoring order. If Monday is a holiday, the zoo will be open, but closed the following day.