Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo and Abia States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)one of the States of Nigeria Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Port Harcourt is the capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Sir Celestine Omehia (b. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... Lee Maeba sits on the Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration Matters on one of the Ten Permanent Committees of the Pan-African Parliament. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the countrys bicameral National Assembly. ... The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers comprises of three Senators representing Rivers East, Rivers West, Rivers Central and thirteen Representatives representing Bonny/Degema, Okrika/Ogu-bolo, Asalga/Akulga, Ahoada West/Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Port Harcourt 1, Ikwerre/ Emohua, Khana/Gokana, Etche/Omuma, Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo, Ahoada East;Abua/Odual... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Port Harcourt is the capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria. ... The three-letter abbreviation IMO may have several meanings, depending on context: In My Opinion - USENET and internet chat slang. ... Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is an airport located about 8 miles from downtown Austin, Texas. ... Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between Delta State and Rivers State. ... Delta State is a state in Nigeria, named for the delta of the river Niger. ...

The inland part of Rivers state consists of tropical rainforest; towards the coast the typical Niger Delta environment features many mangrove swamps. The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. ...

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. The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1884, renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company on 1 January 1900 to form the colony... The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1891, renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company on 1 January 1900 to form the colony... The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company chartered by the British government in the nineteenth century. ... Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. ...

The state was formed in 1967 with the split of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. Until 1996 the state contained the area which is now in the Bayelsa State. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Eastern Region was one of Nigerias federal divisions, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. ...

Administrative Divisions

Rivers State is divided into twenty-three Local Government Areas (LGAs):

Ahoada (also Ehuda) is an ancient city in and an administrative subdivision of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt. ... Ahoada (also Ehuda) is an ancient city in and an administrative subdivision of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt. ... Bonny is a town in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. ... The Eleme are one of the various groups of indigenous peoples that inhabit the Niger Delta region of southeast Nigeria. ... Okrika is a port town in Rivers State, Nigeria. ...

External links

• official Rivers State Government website

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Coordinates: 4°45′N, 6°50′E Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Federal Capital Territory is the home of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. ... Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola, Nigeria. ... Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ... // Anambra is a state in south-central Nigeria. ... Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. ... Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ... Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. ... Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Delta State is a state in Nigeria, named for the delta of the river Niger. ... Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ... Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. ... Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ... // Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Gombe is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, with its capital at Gombe. ... Imo is in Southern Nigeria and was created on February 3, 1976. ... Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. ... Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. ... Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... // History Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. ... Nasarawa or Nassarawa State[1] is a state in central Nigeria. ... Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. ... [Olagunsoye Oyinlola|Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla] (PDP) Date Created 27 August 1991 Capital Osogbo Area 9,251 km² Ranked 28th Population 1991 Census 2005 est. ... Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ... Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. ... Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. ... Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...