Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt is a regional capital in Nigeria with a population of about 2,120,000.
NigeriaMajor city🏆 #5 most populated in Nigeria🕐 Africa/Lagos
Port Harcourt is a port city, 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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About Port Harcourt
| Country | Nigeria |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 50 |
| Population | 2,120,000 |
| Local currency | NGN |
| Coordinates | 4.7774, 7.0134 |
| Time zone | Africa/Lagos |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Major city |
| Distance to the capital | 479 km · Abuja |
| Population (Nigeria) | #5 most populated in Nigeria |
| Where on Earth | 4°46′39″N · 7°0′48″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 532 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,487 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | San-Pédro (Ivory Coast) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -4.78, -172.99 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 3,788 km |
| Paris | 4,921 km |
| London | 5,238 km |
| Dubai | 5,618 km |
| Moscow | 6,286 km |
| São Paulo | 6,612 km |