Rivers State, Nigeria




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Map of Rivers StateExecutive Governor
Siminalayi Fubara
Coat of Arms
Official Website: http://www.riversstate.gov.ng
Population: 5,185,400 (2006 Estimate)     Alias: Treasure Base of the Nation
Chief Judge: Justice Adama Iye Iyayi Lamikanra
Speaker, House of Assembly: Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani : People's Democratic Party. (PDP)


GENERAL INFORMATION


Rivers State was created out of the former Eastern Region on 27th May 1967 by the then regime of General Yakubu Gowon. Bayels State was carved out of it in the state creation excercise of 1996. It's capital and biggest city is Port Harcourt.

Located in Southern Nigeria, in the Rivers region, Rivers State covers 11,077 square kilometres. The inland part of Rivers state consists of tropical rainforest; towards the coast the typical river Rivers environment features many mangrove swamps. Rivers state was part of the Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 till 1893, when it became part of the Niger Coast Protectorate. In 1900 the region was merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company to form the colony of Southern Nigeria.

Rivers State is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by the Anambra, Imo and Abia States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by the Bayelsa and Rivers States.

Political Map of Rivers State of Nigeria

Local Governments
Abua/Odual
Ahoada East
Ahoada West
Akuku Toru
Andoni
Asari-Toru
Bonny
Degema
Emohua
Eleme
Etche
Gokana
Ikwerre
Khana
Obia/Akpor
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni
Ogu/Bolo
Okrika
Omumma
Opobo/Nkoro
Oyigbo
Port-Harcourt
Tai


Emergency Number: 112
Banks in Rivers
Brief History of Rivers
Business and Economy
General and Teaching Hospitals
Hotels and Guest Houses
Rivers State Ministries Agencies and Parastatals
Police Stations
Popular Markets
Restaurants, Bars, Night Clubs
Shopping Malls
Traditional Rulers





FESTIVALS AND CARNIVALS


Garden City Literary Festival
ION International Film Festival
Music Festival
Nwaotam Festival
Oki Festival
Port-Harcourt Carnival
Owu-Aru-Sun Festival


TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Cultural Centre, Port Harcourt
Finima Beach
Port Harcourt Tourist Beach
Statue of King Jaja of Opobo