Rivers State

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state in Nigeria

Rivers State is a major oil-producing state in southern Nigeria, known for its capital Port Harcourt and its central role in the country’s petroleum and petrochemical industries.

Aliases (2)

Rivers State Government ×2
Government of Rivers State ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
borderedBy	Abia State → Akwa Ibom State → Atlantic Ocean → Bayelsa State → Delta State → Imo State →
capital	Port Harcourt →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	Eastern Region of Nigeria →
dateCreated	1967-05-27 →
economicSector	agriculture → oil and gas → petrochemicals → shipping →
ethnicGroup	Ekpeye → Etche → Ijaw → Ikwerre → Ogoni → Okrika →
hasAirport	Port Harcourt Air Force Base → Port Harcourt International Airport →
hasRiver	Bonny River NERFINISHED → New Calabar River → Orashi River → Sombreiro River →
hasUniversity	Rivers State University → University of Port Harcourt →
knownFor	maritime activities → natural gas production → oil production → petrochemical industry → refineries → seaports →
locatedIn	Niger Delta region → Southern Nigeria →
majorCity	Ahoada → Bonny → Bori → Obio-Akpor → Omoku → Port Harcourt →
numberOfLocalGovernmentAreas	23 →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Federal Republic of Nigeria →
region	South South Nigeria →
religion	Christianity →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abia State → Bayelsa State → Imo State →	borders
Niger Delta Development Commission → Port Harcourt →	locatedIn
Akwa Ibom State →	bordersState
Port Harcourt →	capitalOf
Niger Delta →	contains
Bayelsa State →	formedFrom
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education ("Government of Rivers State") →	governedBy
Rivers State University ("Rivers State Government") →	ownedBy
Rivers United F.C. ("Rivers State Government") →	owner
Ijaw →	primaryRegion
Ogoni people →	primaryState
Niger Delta Development Commission →	regionServed
Igbo →	significantPresence