Port Harcourt (local government area) explained

Official Name:Port Harcourt
Settlement Type:LGA
Module:
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Marker:village
Pushpin Map:Nigeria#Africa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rivers State
Seat:Port Harcourt
Leader Title1:Local Government Chairman
Leader Name1:Ihunda Allwell (PDP)
Leader Title2:Deputy Local Government Chairman
Leader Name2:Tamunotonye Douglas (PDP)
Leader Title3:Local Government Council
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)
Area Total Km2:109
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:638,360
Population Density Km2:5,856.5
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+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). The Abuloma people of Rivers State speak 'Obulom- Ochichi' language.

Geography

Port Harcourt local government area is included in the Greater Port Harcourt region. It is situated 52km (32miles) southeast of Ahoada and about 40km (30miles) 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).[1] [2]

Towns, urban communities and neighbourhoods

Demographics

The total population in the area was last recorded at 638,360 people in 2011 from 538,558 in 2006.[1]

The 2023 population of Cities in Nigeria, according to The World Population Review,[3] 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 Sir Allwell Ihunda [4]

Wards

(20)

List of mayors of Port Harcourt

The following list shows the mayors of Port Harcourt:

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.[8]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Port Harcourt (local government area). City population. 21 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Port Harcourt Location, Facts, & Population Britannica . 2022-09-29 . www.britannica.com . en.
  3. Web site: Population of Cities in Nigeria 2023 . 2023-05-01 . worldpopulationreview.com.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-14 . Sir Allwell Ihunda Profile, Mayor of Port Harcourt City – Dez Mayorz . 2023-05-01 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Nzimiro, Mary (1898–1993) Encyclopedia.com . 2023-05-01 . www.encyclopedia.com.
  6. Book: Wolpe. Howard. Urban politics in Nigeria : a study of Port Harcourt. registration. 1974. University of California Press. Berkeley. 0520024516. 148.
  7. News: Full results of Rivers State local goment elections. BBC News Pidgin. 2021-12-05.
  8. Web site: About Rivers State University of Science and Technology. 14 August 2016. Ust.edu.ng.
  9. Web site: Driving directions to First Baptist Church, 93 Aggrey Rd, Port Harcourt . 2023-04-27 . Waze . en.

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