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Map of Rivers State

All 23 Local Government Areas with boundaries, headquarters and links to each LGA. Capital: Port Harcourt · South South Zone.

🌍 23 LGAs 🏠 Port Harcourt 11,077 km² South South Pop. 7,300,000
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🗺 Map of Rivers State — LGAs & Boundaries

Click any LGA to view details and visit its page · Scroll to zoom

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🏛 About Rivers State Map

Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the South South geopolitical zone. The state capital is Port Harcourt, which is the administrative, commercial and political centre of the state. Rivers covers a total land area of 11,077 km². The state has an estimated population of 7,300,000 people. The population density is approximately 659 persons per km².

The map above shows Rivers State and its 23 Local Government Areas with their boundaries. Click any LGA polygon on the map to see its name, headquarters and a direct link to the LGA detail page. You can switch between street map and satellite view using the toolbar buttons, and download the map as a PNG image.

Rivers State has 23 LGAs. They are: Abua/Odual, Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Akuku-Toru, Andoni, Asari-Toru, Bonny, Degema, Eleme, Emohua, Etche, Gokana, Ikwerre, Khana, Obio/Akpor, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Ogu/Bolo, Okrika, Omuma, Opobo/Nkoro, Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Tai.

🏠 All Local Government Areas — Rivers

23 LGAs

Showing 23 of 23 LGAs — click a name to go to the LGA page.

# LGA Name Headquarters Population
1 Abua/Odual 🏠 Abua 182,000
2 Ahoada East 🏠 Ahoada 197,000
3 Ahoada West 🏠 Ahoada 167,000
4 Akuku-Toru 🏠 Abonnema 127,000
5 Andoni 🏠 Ngo 136,000
6 Asari-Toru 🏠 Buguma 134,000
7 Bonny 🏠 Bonny 113,000
8 Degema 🏠 Degema 147,000
9 Eleme 🏠 Eleme 192,000
10 Emohua 🏠 Emohua 165,000
11 Etche 🏠 Okehi 231,000
12 Gokana 🏠 Kpor 230,000
13 Ikwerre 🏠 Isiokpo 160,000
14 Khana 🏠 Bori 300,000
15 Obio/Akpor 🏠 Rumuola 464,000
16 Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni 🏠 Omoku 260,000
17 Ogu/Bolo 🏠 Ogu 62,000
18 Okrika 🏠 Okrika 140,000
19 Omuma 🏠 Omuma 89,000
20 Opobo/Nkoro 🏠 Opobo Town 91,000
21 Oyigbo 🏠 Oyigbo 162,000
22 Port Harcourt 🏠 Port Harcourt 1,382,592
23 Tai 🏠 Nonwa 135,000

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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Rivers State has 23 Local Government Areas. They include: Abua/Odual, Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Akuku-Toru, Andoni and 18 others. Each LGA has its own elected council and chairman.
Rivers State has 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs). Rivers is located in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria with its capital at Port Harcourt.
The capital of Rivers State is Port Harcourt. It is the seat of the Rivers State Government and the largest urban centre in the state. Rivers State has a population of 7,300,000.
Rivers State is located in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It covers an area of 11,077 km². The population density is approximately 659 persons per km².
You can view and download a free interactive map of Rivers State showing all 23 Local Government Areas at https://currentaffairs.com.ng/state/rivers/map. Click the Download PNG button to save the map as an image.
Some LGA headquarters in Rivers State: Abua/Odual (HQ: Abua); Ahoada East (HQ: Ahoada); Ahoada West (HQ: Ahoada); Akuku-Toru (HQ: Abonnema) and more. Each Local Government Area headquarters hosts the LGA council secretariat.
The current Governor of Rivers State is Siminalayi Fubara of the APC, in office since 2023.
The slogan of Rivers State is "Treasure Base of the Nation".