Port Harcourt

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Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) is a Local Government Area of Rivers State in Southern Nigeria. It is one of the 23 local government areas created for the state, and its administrative seat is located in Port Harcourt. The area is inhabited by one ethnic group, the Ikwerre people, who speak the Ikwerre language. The area lies within the Greater Port Harcourt region and covers about 109 square kilometres. It is bounded by Okrika to the south, Eleme to the east, Obio-Akpor to the north and Degema to the west. The area is part of the Rivers East Senatorial district and is governed by an elected local government chairman and council.