Map of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Port Harcourt is the administrative centre of Rivers State, Nigeria, with a population of about 2,120,000. It lies at 4.7774°N, 7.0134°E. Port Harcourt is about 479 km (298 mi) south of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Okrika, 9 km to the southeast.
Port Harcourt at a glance
Country
Region
Rivers State
Population
2,120,000GeoNames
Coordinates
4.7774, 7.01344°46′39″N 7°00′48″E
Time zone
Africa/LagosUTC+01:00
Local time
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Distance to Abuja
479 km (298 mi)
Where is Port Harcourt?
- The 5th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
- The largest city in Rivers State on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 51 min on the shortest day to 12 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Port Harcourt
- Okrika — 9 km southeast
- Buguma — 17 km west
- Obonoma — 26 km west
- Aba — 54 km northeast
- Owerri — 79 km north
- Yenagoa — 84 km west
- Ikot Ekpene — 90 km northeast
- Umuahia — 99 km northeast
- Uyo — 106 km east
- Nkwerre — 110 km north
Largest cities in Rivers State
Largest cities in Nigeria
- Lagos — 15,388,000
- Kano — 4,910,000
- Ibadan — 3,649,000
- Abuja — 2,690,000
- Kaduna — 1,850,000
- Benin City — 1,782,000
- Onitsha — 1,553,000
- Aba — 1,160,000
- Maiduguri — 1,110,000
- Ilorin — 1,080,000
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.