City Details: Port Harcourt
A few alternate names for Port Harcourt are: PHC, Port Harcourt, Port Harkortas, Port Kharkurt, Port-Kharkort, Ugwu Ocha, Ugwu Ọcha, bwrt harkwrt, ha ke te gang, poteuhakeoteu
Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the oil rich Niger Delta region. As of 2023, Port Harcourt's urban population is approximately 3,480,000. The population of the metropolitan area of Port Harcourt is almost twice its urban area population with a 2015 United Nations estimate of 2,344,000. In 1950, the population of Port Harcourt was 59,752. Port Harcourt has grown by 150,844 since 2015, which represents a 4.99% annual change.
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Port Harcourt
General Information
- Official Name: Nigeria
- Common Name: Nigeria
- Population: 2120000
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 4.77742, 7.0134
- Country Code: NGA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Port Harcourt
- 1. Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC), distance from city center: 27.40 km
- 2. Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW), distance from city center: 75.32 km
- 3. Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO), distance from city center: 120.09 km
Location of Port Harcourt
Country Details
- Country: Nigeria
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital: Abuja
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 206,139,587
- Area: 923,768 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Niger
Holidays in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Children's Day - 2026-05-27
- Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
- National Day - 2026-10-01
- National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28