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Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt
LGA
	Port Harcourt Port Harcourt
	Coordinates: 4°46′40″N 7°1′20″E / 4.77778°N 7.02222°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Seat	Port Harcourt
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Ihunda Allwell (PDP)
• Deputy Local Government Chairman	Tamunotonye Douglas (PDP)
• Local Government Council	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	109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	638,360
• Density	5,856.5/km2 (15,168/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

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]}. The Abuloma people of Rivers State speak 'Obulom- Ochichi' language.^[2]

Geography

Port Harcourt local government area is included in the Greater Port Harcourt region. It is situated 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Ahoada and about 40 kilometres (25 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).^[3]^[4]

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
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

Demographics

The total population in the area was last recorded at 638,360 people in 2011 from 538,558 in 2006.^[3]

The 2023 population of Cities in Nigeria, according to The World Population Review,^[5] 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.^[6]

The current mayor of Port Harcourt is Hon. Ichemati Ezebunwo ^[7]

Wards

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)

List of mayors of Port Harcourt

The following list shows the mayors of Port Harcourt:

Richard Okwosha Nzimiro (the first mayor of Port Harcourt.^[8]

Ezeonyekaibeya Orji Ogbu
Richard Okwosha Nzimiro^[6]
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^[9]
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 524-acre (212 ha) site within the Greater Port Harcourt urban centre.^[10]

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: