Ragunan Zoo is a zoo located in the area Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia. An area of 140 hectare zoo was founded in 1864. In it, there are various collection consisting of 295 species and 4040 specimens. Ragunan was closed for about three weeks since 19 September 2005 because of the animals in it are infected with bird flu, but reopened on October 11.
Ragunan Zoo was the first zoo in Indonesia. The zoo was founded in 1864 under the name Planten En Dierentuin which means "Plants and the Zoo." Located on 10 hectares of land in the area Cikini, Central Jakarta which is the provision of a famous Indonesian painter Raden Saleh. At that time, Planten En Dierentuin managed by the Association of Flora and Fauna Merciful Batavia joined in Culturule Vereniging en Planten Dierentuin at Batavia.
In 1949, the name was changed to Planten En Dierentuin Cikini Zoo and in 1969 moved to the area Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta in 1964. The Jakarta administration donated 30 hectares of land that is home to the zoo. Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin Ragunan Wildlife Park inaugurated on June 22, 1966.
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