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Byculla Zoo

Jijamata garden
Raje Shivaji with mother Jijamata.jpg
Statue of Jijamata and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Jijamata Udyaan
Date opened 1861
Location Mumbai, India
Coordinates 18°58′41″N 72°50′12″E / 18.9781154°N 72.8367457°E / 18.9781154; 72.8367457Coordinates: 18°58′41″N 72°50′12″E / 18.9781154°N 72.8367457°E / 18.9781154; 72.8367457
Land area 48 acres (19 ha)
Memberships CZA
Jijamata Udyan
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
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.

Jijamata Udyaan Clocktower

Dr. Bhaudaji Lad Museum, Byculla


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