4°43N 7°05E, pop (2000e) 452 000. Seaport capital of Rivers state, S Nigeria; on R Bonny, 65 km/40 mi from the sea; Nigeria's second largest port; established in 1912; airport; railway link to the Enugu coalfields; university (1975); metals, glass, liquid propane gas, oil refining, petrochemicals, fishing.
| Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| Nickname: "Garden City" | |
| Map of Nigeria showing the location of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. | |
| Province | Rivers State |
|---|---|
| Governor | Peter Odili PDP |
| Area | |
| - City | 186 km² |
| - Land | 170 km² |
| - Water | 16 km² |
| Population | |
| - City (2005) | 1,565,900 |
| - Metro | 3,560,320 |
| estimated | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+1) |
Port Harcourt is a city located in the Niger Delta in Nigeria.
Port Harcourt is also one of the centres for strong Pentecostal Christian growth in the region and is host to several large churches such as Royal House of Grace International Church and Abundant Life Evangel Mission headed by apostle Zilly Aggrey and apostle Eugene Ogu respectively.
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