# Johannesburg Zoo in Johannesburg — Citylit

A leafy urban zoo with walking paths, animal habitats and space for a family day out.

Canonical page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/parks-zoos/johannesburg-zoo

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## Johannesburg Zoo

A leafy urban zoo with walking paths, animal habitats and space for a family day out.

- City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Parks & zoos
- Address: Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkview
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/parks-zoos/johannesburg-zoo
- Official website: https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Zoo
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 28.038186, latitude -26.166375 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg\_Zoo

The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare (140-acre) zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species. Established in 1904, it has traditionally been owned and operated by the Johannesburg City Council. However, it has been turned into a corporation and registered as a Section 21 non-profit organisation.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Zoo; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: outdoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com/
- durationMinutes: 60 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Johannesburg Zoo: https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com/; fetched 2026-10-08; unavailable
- Johannesburg Zoo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Zoo; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/3a50116314f0.jpg — White/Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) at the Johannesburg Zoo, Gauteng, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: NJR ZA; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johannesburg_zoo-White_Oryx-001.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/fe95777f9a4e.jpg — This photo was taken at the Johannesburg zoo.  A rare shot of motherly love.. Venue photograph. Author: Agriphoto; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chimp_mother.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/b3ce978feb47.jpg — Children on a carousel in Johannesburg Zoo. Venue photograph. Author: CLS DNA; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johannesburg_Zoo.jpg

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