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Port Harcourt (Pidgin: Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. [14] It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. [15] [16] It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the oil rich Niger Delta region. As of 2023, Port Harcourt's urban population is ...
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). [6] Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo and Anambra to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the west.The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the ...
Location of Rivers State in Nigeria. This is a list of populated places in Rivers State, Nigeria.It is not complete but includes the most populated cities, towns and villages.
Greater Port Harcourt (also called Greater Port Harcourt City) is a metropolitan area currently under construction in Rivers State, Nigeria [citation needed]. It comprises the local government areas of Port Harcourt , Oyigbo , Okrika , Ogu–Bolo , Obio-Akpor , Ikwerre , Etche and Eleme . [ 1 ]
Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State in Southern Nigeria. It is one of the 23 local government areas created for the state. Its administrative seat is located in Port Harcourt. Although the LGA consists of two different ethnic groups, the Ikwerre and Obulom (Abuloma) [1] [citation needed ...
Obio-Akpor is a Local Government Area [1] in the metropolis of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is one of the major centres of economic activities in Nigeria, and one of the major cities of the Niger Delta region, with industries and companies like Pabod Breweries, Coca-Cola Company, Indomie Company and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company.
Port Harcourt and Benin City are the most populous cities in the South-South, and the fourth- and fifth-most populous cities, respectively, in the country. Port Harcourt and its suburbs, together called Greater Port Harcourt , form the largest metropolitan area in the zone, with about 3 million people.
Port Harcourt International Airport (Yoruba: Pápá Ọkọ̀-Òfurúfú Káríayé Port Harcourt, Hausa: Filin jirgin saman Port Harcourt, IATA: PHC, ICAO: DNPO) is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital city of the Rivers State in Nigeria. The airport has two terminals for both international and ...