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Port Harcourt (local government area)

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|leader_name1 = Ihunda Allwell (PDP)

|leader_title2 = Deputy Local Government Chairman

|leader_name2 = Tamunotonye Douglas (PDP)

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|leader_name3 = Ward 1: Precious Igwe (PDP)
Ward 2: Charles Nyesom Lumati (PDP)
Ward 3: Ezra Wachukwu (PDP)
Ward 4: Onuukwuru Amadi Opareli (PDP)
Ward 5: Agama Iyaye (PDP)
Ward 6: Johnbull Damiete (PDP)
Ward 7: Christian Iminabo (PDP)
Ward 8: Osaruchi Orlu (PDP)
Ward 9: Chimenem Olivia (PDP)
Ward 10: Ndubuisi Raymond Wechie (PDP)
Ward 11: Chinedu Ikunga (PDP)
Ward 12: Chima Nsiegbe (PDP)
Ward 13: Orlu Noble H. (PDP)
Ward 14: Okechukwu Igwe (PDP)
Ward 15: Queen Mcqueen (PDP)
Ward 16: Nyemachi Amadi (PDP)
Ward 17: Chigozie Woka (PDP)
Ward 18: Wopara Prince Wokoma (PDP)
Ward 19: Justice Boms (PDP)
Ward 20: Tamunoala Benjamin (PDP)

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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){{Citation |last=Wright |first=Tony |title=Doing language awareness |date=2002 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lllt.4.09wri |work=Language in Language Teacher Education |pages=113–130 |access-date=2023-04-27 |place=Amsterdam |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company}}{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}. The Abuloma people of Rivers State speak 'Obulom- Ochichi' language.{{Citation |last=Wright |first=Tony |title=Doing language awareness |date=2002 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lllt.4.09wri |work=Language in Language Teacher Education |pages=113–130 |access-date=2023-04-27 |place=Amsterdam |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company}}

Geography

Port Harcourt local government area is included in the Greater Port Harcourt region. It is situated {{convert|52|km|mi}} southeast of Ahoada and about {{convert|40|km|mi}} northwest of Bori. It is bounded to the south by Okrika, to the east by Eleme, to the north by Obio-Akpor and to the west by Degema. It has a total size of 109 square kilometres (42 sq mi).{{cite web|title=Port Harcourt (local government area)|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php?adm2id=NGA033022|website=City population|accessdate=21 July 2015}}{{Cite web |title=Port Harcourt {{!}} Location, Facts, & Population {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Port-Harcourt |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}

=Towns, urban communities and neighbourhoods=

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  • Azuabie Town
  • Abuloma
  • Agip
  • Amadi Ama
  • Borokiri
  • Bundu Ama
  • D-line
  • Diobu
  • Eagle Island
  • Elekahia
  • Fimie Ama
  • Koko Ama
  • Marine Base
  • New GRA
  • Nkpogu
  • Nkpolu Oroworukwo
  • Ogbunabali
  • Old GRA
  • Old Port Harcourt Township
  • Oroabali
  • Oroada
  • Orochiri
  • Orogbum
  • Orolozu
  • Oromeruezimgbu
  • Oroworukwo
  • Oromineke
  • Ozuboko Ama
  • Rebisi
  • Rumukalagbor
  • Rumuobiekwe
  • Rumuwoji
  • Tere-Ama
  • Okuru-Ama

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Demographics

The total population in the area was last recorded at 638,360 people in 2011 from 538,558 in 2006.

The 2023 population of Cities in Nigeria, according to The World Population Review,{{Cite web |title=Population of Cities in Nigeria 2023 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/cities/nigeria |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}} Port Harcourt is ranked 4th on the list with a population of 1,865,000.

Government

The local government area is part of the Rivers East Senatorial district consisting of 20 electoral wards. The mayor, who is the highest-ranking official in the Port Harcourt local government is elected by popular vote and presides as both head of wards and head of the local government council.

The current mayor of Port Harcourt is Hon. Ichemati Ezebunwo {{Cite web |date=2021-08-14 |title=Sir Allwell Ihunda Profile, Mayor of Port Harcourt City – Dez Mayorz |url=https://dezmayorz.org/2021/08/sir-allwell-ihunda-profile-mayor-of-port-harcourt-city/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |language=en-US}}

=Wards=

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  • Abuloma-Amadi Ama

(20)

  • Diobu (ward)
  • Elekahia (ward)
  • Mgbundukwu (1)
  • Mgbundukwu (2)
  • Nkpolu Oroworukwo (ward)
  • Nkpolu Oroworukwo (2)
  • Ochiri-Rumukalagbor
  • Ogbunabali (ward)
  • Oroabali (ward)
  • Orogbum (ward)
  • Oromineke-Ezimgbu
  • Oroworukwo (ward)
  • Port Harcourt Township
  • Port Harcourt Township VI
  • Port Harcourt VII
  • Rumuobiekwe (ward)
  • Rumuwoji (1)
  • Rumuwoji (2)
  • Rumuwoji (3)

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=List of mayors of Port Harcourt=

{{Incomplete list|date=May 2013}}

The following list shows the mayors of Port Harcourt:

  • Richard Okwosha Nzimiro (the first mayor of Port Harcourt.{{Cite web |title=Nzimiro, Mary (1898–1993) {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nzimiro-mary-1898-1993 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}

Education

=Tertiary=

Rivers State University currently has its main campus at Nkpolu Oroworukwo, although plans are in progress to relocate the institution to a new 524-acre (212 ha) site within the Greater Port Harcourt urban centre.{{cite web|title=About Rivers State University of Science and Technology|url=http://www.ust.edu.ng/index.php/about/who-we-are/about-rsust|accessdate=14 August 2016|website=Ust.edu.ng}}

=Primary and secondary=

Many private schools including some government schools are located in and around this area. Primary education in many cases starts at the age of 4 for majority of Riverians. Students spend five or six years in primary school and graduate with a school leaving certificate. At the secondary level, students spend six years, that is 3 years of JSS (Junior Secondary School), and 3 years of SSS (Senior Secondary School).

The following are primary (elementary) and secondary schools (high schools) operating within the Port Harcourt local government area:

Notable people

See also

References

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Category:Local Government Areas in Rivers State