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Johor Zoo

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Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Johor Zoo
Phone:
+60 7-223 0404

Hours:
Sunday8:30am - 6pm
Monday8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday8:30am - 6pm
Thursday8:30am - 6pm
Friday8:30am - 6pm
Saturday8:30am - 6pm


Johor Bahru , formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri, is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia. Johor Bahru has a population of 497,097, while its metropolitan area, with a population of 1,638,219, is the third largest in the country.Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 as Iskandar Puteri when the Sultanate of Johor came under the influence of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim. The area was renamed Johor Bahru in 1862 and became the capital of the Sultanate when the Sultanate administration centre was moved there from Telok Blangah.During the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar, there was development and modernisation within the city; with the construction of administrative buildings, schools, religious buildings, and railways connecting to Singapore. Johor Bahru was occupied by the Japanese forces from 1942 to 1945. Johor Bahru became the cradle of Malay nationalism after the war and gave birth to a political party named United Malays National Organisation in 1946. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963, Johor Bahru retained its status as state capital and was granted city status in 1994.
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