Port Harcourt

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Port Harcourt
Coordinates	4 ° 48 ′  N , 7 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 4 ° 48 ′  N , 7 ° 0 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers
height	18 m
surface	186 km²
Residents	2,596,000 (2017)
Metropolitan area	3,761,645 (2007)
density	13,957  Ew. / km²
founding	1912
politics
governor	Trainee Nmerukini
Port Harcourt City Center

Port Harcourt in the state of Rivers

Port Harcourt is a city in Nigeria with 2,596,000 inhabitants (as of 2015). It is the capital and at the same time one of 23 Local Government Areas in the state of Rivers .

geography

Port Harcourt is located in the south of the country in the Niger Delta . The rainfall is quite high in the rainy season.

history

The city, founded by the British in 1912 , was built on the tribal territory of the Ikwerre ( Igbo ) and the Ijaw . It is named after Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt , the British Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs from 1910 to 1915.

In 1995 the writer and civil rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other defendants were executed in Port Harcourt , sparking violent international protests. Nigeria was excluded from the Commonwealth of Nations with immediate effect .

The city's recent history has been marked by violence. There were violent exchanges of fire between different groups and with the police. Dozens of people died in the process. A number of foreigners have also been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, including Germans.

Population development of the agglomeration according to the UN

year	population
1950	60,000
1960	135,000
1970	266,000
1980	482,000
1990	680,000
2000	1,091,000
2010	1,816,000
2017	2,596,000

economy

The city has an important overseas port for the region and is considered an oil city.

Air traffic

The international airport was closed after a fire since August 2007 and has been reopened to a limited extent since the beginning of 2008, and has been fully open again since May 2008. There are daily flights from Frankfurt (Main) to Port Harcourt with Lufthansa (from June 1, 2015 via Abuja ).

Climate table

Port Harcourt
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     29   32 21st     62   33 23     136   33 23     188   32 23     235   31 23     288   30th 23     345   29 22nd     302   29 22nd     367   29 22nd     246   30th 22nd     76   31 22nd     20th   32 21st Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Port Harcourt Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.4 33.4 32.7 32.1 31.3 30.0 28.7 28.7 29.3 30.2 31.2 31.8 O 31 Min. Temperature (° C) 21.2 22.6 23.2 23.3 23.0 22.6 22.3 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.3 21.3 O 22.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 29 62 136 188 235 288 345 302 367 246 76 20th Σ 2,294 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 4.6 4.4 3.7 4.4 4.5 3.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 3.3 4.4 4.8 O 3.7 Rainy days ( d ) 2 5 9 12 14th 17th 20th 20th 21st 16 6th 2 Σ 144 Humidity ( % ) 79 78 81 82 84 86 87 87 87 86 85 80 O 83.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

Sons and daughters

• Echendu Adiele (1978–2011), Nigerian-German soccer player
• Mercy Akide-Udoh (* 1975), Nigerian soccer player
• George Datoru (* 1977), Nigerian football player
• Finidi George (* 1971), Nigerian football player
• Manasseh Ishiaku (* 1983), Nigerian football player
• Chidi Odiah (born 1983), Nigerian football player
• Yvonne Orji (* 1983), actor

Others

The open-air slaughterhouse at Port Harcourt is one of the locations in the documentary Workingman's Death by Michael Glawogger from 2005, in which inhumane working conditions are discussed.