Kumasi Zoo
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| Kumasi Zoo | |
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 A Chimpanzee in an enclosure at the Kumasi Zoo. | |
 Interactive map of Kumasi Zoo | |
| Date opened | 1957 |
| Location | Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Land area | 370 acres (150 ha) |
| No. of animals | 135 |
| No. of species | 40 |
The Kumasi Zoo (Kumasi Zoological Garden) is a zoo located in the heart of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The zoo occupies a 1.5-square-kilometre (370-acre) area between the Kejetia Bus Terminal, the old race course and the Kumasi Centre for National Culture.[1]
The zoo was established in 1951 and officially opened in 1957 by the Asanteman Council to conserve nature and display indigenous wild animals of Ghana.[2]
