Jijamata Udyaan
![]() Statue of Jijamata and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Jijamata Udyaan | |
Date opened | 1861[1] |
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Location | Mumbai, India |
Coordinates | 18°58′41″N 72°50′12″E / 18.9781154°N 72.8367457°ECoordinates: 18°58′41″N 72°50′12″E / 18.9781154°N 72.8367457°E |
Land area | 48 acres (19 ha)[1] |
Memberships | CZA[2] |
Jijamata Udyan | |
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Type | Botanical Garden |
Location | Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
Area | 53 acres |
Owned by | Municipal corporation of greater Mumbai |
Operated by | Garden Dept.MCGM, Mumbai |
Visitors | 8000 to 30,000 (on holiday) |
Status | Open |
Species | 843 [3] |
Collections | Sundari(glass pane tree), Castanospermum australe, Coccoloba uvifera |
Jijamata Udyaan formerly called Ranichi Bagh (meaning Queen's Gardens) after the original British name Victoria Gardens, and now also known as Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, is a zoo and garden located at Byculla, in the heart of Mumbai, India. It was laid out in 1861 and is one of the oldest zoos in India.
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Notes
- 1 2 "Jijamata Udyan Zoo". clickindia.com. ClickIndia. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ↑ "Search Establishment". cza.nic.in. CZA. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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