Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt; Ụ́gwụ́ Ọ́chá
	Ceety
	Tap: A street scene in Port Harcourt; Middle: Port Harcourt Internaitional Airport, The Ceety Centre; Bottom: Govrenment Hoose, Port Harcourt
	Eik-name(s): Pitakwa, P.H, Garden City
	Port Harcourt Cairt o Nigeria showing the location o Port Harcourt in Nigerie.
	Coordinates: 4°49′27″N 7°2′1″E / 4.82417°N 7.03361°ECoordinates: 4°49′27″N 7°2′1″E / 4.82417°N 7.03361°E
Kintra	Nigerie
State	Rivers
LGA(s)	Port Harcourt, Eleme Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor, Ogu–Bolo, Okrika, Oyigbo, Tai.
Founded	1912
Incorporation	1913
Named for	Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Govrenment
• Teep	Mayor–Cooncil
• Bodi	Port Harcourt Ceety Cooncil
• Mayor	Chimbiko Iche Akarolo
Area (1980s)
• Ceety	360 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Ceety	541,115
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
• Urban	1,382,592
• Metro	1,947,000
Demonym(s)	Harcourtian
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode	500...
Area code(s)	084

Port Harcourt (Igbo: Ụ́gwụ́ Ọ́chá;^[10]^[11]^[12] Pidgin: Po-ta-kot^[3]^{[Note 3]}) is the caipital o Rivers State, Nigerie.

Twin touns – Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Port Harcourt haes the follaein sister ceety relationships, accordin tae Sister Cities International:

Kansas City, MO, Unitit States^[13]

Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ The urban population is that o the Port-Harcourt Local Govrenment Aurie's population.^[6]
↑ The metro population is that o aw the LGA's thegither.^[6]
↑ 'Pidgin' is an important leid o Port Harcourt.^[2]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ "Celebrating Port Harcourt At 100". The Tide News Online. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2014. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
↑ ^a ^b Williams, Lizzie (2008). Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide. p. 200.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Hudgens, Jim; Trillo, Richard (2003). The rough guide to West Africa (4 ed.). Rough Guides. p. 1075. ISBN 1-843-53118-6.
↑ "Mayor of Port Harcourt becomes Dolphins' No. 1 fan". Goal.com. Perform Group. 8 Juin 2013. Archived frae the original on 7 Julie 2015. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2014.
↑ Izeogu, C.V. (1989). Environmental Problems in Third World Cities. International Institute for Environment & Development. p. 60. ISBN 1-84369-072-1.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Summing the 8 LGAs Port Harcourt as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 Mey 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
↑ Arizona-Ogwu, L.Chinedu (16 Februar 2011). "Port Harcourt PDP Rally Stampede: Irregular Or Deregulated Police Action?". Nigerians In America. Retrieved 25 Juin 2014.
↑ "Nipost Postcode Map". Nigerian Postal Service. Archived frae the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
↑ Williams, Lizzie (2008). Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 87. ISBN 1-84162-239-7.
↑ Njoku, Onwuka N (October 2008). "Eastern Nigeria Under British Rule" (PDF). Department of History, University of Nigeria. University of Nigeria, Nsukka: 23.^{[deid airtin]}
↑ McCall, John Christensen (2000). Dancing histories: heuristic ethnography with the Ohafia Igbo. University of Michigan Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-472-11070-5.
↑ Okafor, S.O. (Januar 1973). "The Port Harcourt Issue: A Note on Dr Tamuno's Article" (PDF). African Affairs. Royal African Society. Oxford University Press. 72 (286): 74.
↑ "Port Harcourt, Nigeria". Sister-cities.org. Sister Cities International. Archived frae the original on 16 Februar 2016. Retrieved 15 Juin 2014.

[LGA_population-7] The urban population is that o the Port-Harcourt Local Govrenment Aurie's population.^[6]

[LGA_summed-8] The metro population is that o aw the LGA's thegither.^[6]

[Pidgin-15] 'Pidgin' is an important leid o Port Harcourt.^[2]

[tidenews2013-1] "Celebrating Port Harcourt At 100". The Tide News Online. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2014. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[Williams-2] Williams, Lizzie (2008). Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide. p. 200.

[rough_guide-3] Hudgens, Jim; Trillo, Richard (2003). The rough guide to West Africa (4 ed.). Rough Guides. p. 1075. ISBN 1-843-53118-6.

[P.H_mayor-4] "Mayor of Port Harcourt becomes Dolphins' No. 1 fan". Goal.com. Perform Group. 8 Juin 2013. Archived frae the original on 7 Julie 2015. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2014.

[izeogu-5] Izeogu, C.V. (1989). Environmental Problems in Third World Cities. International Institute for Environment & Development. p. 60. ISBN 1-84369-072-1.

[pop-6] Summing the 8 LGAs Port Harcourt as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 Mey 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.

[Port_Harcourt_People-9] Arizona-Ogwu, L.Chinedu (16 Februar 2011). "Port Harcourt PDP Rally Stampede: Irregular Or Deregulated Police Action?". Nigerians In America. Retrieved 25 Juin 2014.

[10] "Nipost Postcode Map". Nigerian Postal Service. Archived frae the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2010.

[11] Williams, Lizzie (2008). Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 87. ISBN 1-84162-239-7.

[Njoku-12] Njoku, Onwuka N (October 2008). "Eastern Nigeria Under British Rule" (PDF). Department of History, University of Nigeria. University of Nigeria, Nsukka: 23.^{[deid airtin]}

[Ohafia-13] McCall, John Christensen (2000). Dancing histories: heuristic ethnography with the Ohafia Igbo. University of Michigan Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-472-11070-5.

[RoyalAfrican-14] Okafor, S.O. (Januar 1973). "The Port Harcourt Issue: A Note on Dr Tamuno's Article" (PDF). African Affairs. Royal African Society. Oxford University Press. 72 (286): 74.

[sister-16] "Port Harcourt, Nigeria". Sister-cities.org. Sister Cities International. Archived frae the original on 16 Februar 2016. Retrieved 15 Juin 2014.

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