With an area of 21.51 acres (8.70 ha) of lush green trees and grasses, the zoo is located east side of Hanuman-tola road beside Police Line Road, not far from Rangpur District Administration Office.

[4] On August 14, 1988, the construction work of Rangpur Zoo started on 21.51 acres (8.70 ha)[4] of land in front of Police Lines School and College, at a cost of Tk 18 million.

A few of them including 2 lions, 2 Bengal tiger, 1 hippopotamus, 2 crocodiles, 2 oysters, 3 peacocks, 1 bear, 1 keshowari, 1 horse, and 1 colobinae.

[1] There are different kinds of birds, including cassowary, vulture, turkey, parrots, peacocks, herons and so on.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) had completed a digital survey and feasibility study of "Dhaka And Rangpur Zoo Modernization Project" to upgrade the facilities to international standard.