Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) is a local government area 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 local government 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 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
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.
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 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
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.
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 524-acre (212 ha) 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).