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. The LGA consists of one ethnic group, the ikwerre.. The Ikwerre people of Rivers State speak The Ikwerre language.

Geography Port Harcourt local government area is included in the Greater Port Harcourt region. It is situated southeast of Ahoada and about 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).

Towns, urban communities and neighbourhoods

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 Ogbumnuabali Old GRA Old Port Harcourt Township Oroabali Oroada Orochiri Orogbum Orolozu Oromeruezimgbu Oroworukwo Oromineke Ozuboko Ama Rebisi Rumukalagbor Rumuobiekwe Rumuwoji Tere-Ama Okuru-Ama

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, 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. All well Ihunda

Wards

Abuloma-Amadi Ama (20) Diobu (ward) Elekahia (ward) Mgbundukwu (1) Mgbundukwu (2) Nkpolu Oroworukwo (ward) Nkpolu Oroworukwo (2) Ochiri-Rumukalagbor Ogbumnuabali (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)

List of mayors of Port Harcourt

The following list shows the mayors of Port Harcourt:

Richard Okwosha Nzimiro (the first mayor of Port Harcourt. Ezeonyekaibeya Orji Ogbu Richard Okwosha Nzimiro Ambrose Ezeolisa Allagoa Francis Umelo Ihekwaba David Nembe Ayaugbokor Nnamdi Wokekoro Azubuike Nmerukini Chimbiko Akarolo Charles Paul Ejekwu Soni Sam Ejekwu (caretaker chairman) Orukwem Amadi Opara-eli (caretaker chairman) Aleruchi Williams (caretaker chairman) K.O Amadi (caretaker chairman) Charles Orlu (caretaker chairman) Allwell Wami (caretaker chairman) Emenike Wami (caretaker chairman) Philip Elemuwa Orlu Lawrence Ezebunwo Igwe Victor Ihunwo Nyeche

Allwell Ihunda

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 212-hectare/524-acre site within the Greater Port Harcourt urban centre.

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: Staff School Abuloma Baptist High School, Borokiri First Baptist Academy 93 Agreey Road, Port Harcourt Bereton Montessori Nursery and Primary School, Old GRA Emarid College Faith Baptist College, Old GRA Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri Graceland International School, Elekahia Greenoak International School, New GRA Holy Rosary College, Old GRA Halle College Methodist Girls High School Federal Government Girls College, Abuloma Norwegian International School Our Lady of Fatima College, Borokiri St. Mary's Catholic Model High School Starlets Academy, Old GRA Stella Maris College Stepping Stone Educational Centre Tantua International Group of Schools Doic Early Learning Centre, Elekahia Randolph Group of Schools, Diobu PHC

Notable people Adokiye Amiesimaka, soccer player Emmanuel C. Aguma, lawyer, Attorney General of Rivers State Worgu Boms, lawyer Ibinabo Fiberesima, actor, film producer Agbani Darego, model and fashion designer Finidi George, soccer player Chinyere Igwe, political figure Austin Opara, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria Joseph Yobo, soccer player Nimi Briggs, Academic, 5th vice chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt Tonto Dikeh Actress Ada George former Governor Asari dokubo Monalisa Chinda actor, film producer Ricky Owubokiri, soccer player Thankgod Amaefule, Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker

See also Local government areas of Rivers State List of cities and towns in Rivers State List of people from Port Harcourt

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