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Nigeria > Rivers State
Rivers State
Capital |
Port Harcourt. |
Size of State |
26,899 Sq Km. |
Year of creation |
1976. |
Slogan |
Treasure Base of the Nation. |
Population |
3.1 Million. |
Major
ethnic groups |
Abua, Andoni, Ekpeye, Engenni, Etche, Igbani, Ikwerre, Kalabari, Ndoni, Ogba, Ogoni, Okrika, etc. |
Main towns |
Bonny, Bori, Ahoada, Town Brass, Buguma, Yenagoa, Abonema, Akassa, Okrika, Degema. |
Resources |
Oil Plam, Citrus fruits, Coconut, Banana, Cassava. Crude
Oil and Natural Gas |
Points of Interest
Outstanding feature
Tourist attraction |
Isaac Boro Park, the zoo which as a wide variety of animals, Nigeria's first petroleum refinery at Elesa Elema, Water Glass Boatyard. Isaka Holiday Cruise Island, Oil well at Oloibiri. The Riverine town of Bonny with the beautiful Finima Beach. Monument of King Jaja of Opobo and the relics of the Akassa raid of 1859. Slave transit hall at Akassa. The Ogidi Shrine at Nembe. The Onne Port.
Numutekuru Tourist Centre, Kozo Tourist Beach, Vico International Tourist centre, Efi lake Tourist Centre, Yenagoa Amusement park, Amassoma seigbem fishing lake. |
Website |
rivers-state.gov.ng |
Map |
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