Port Harcourt babban birni ne na Jihar Rivers a kudancin Najeriya kuma ɗaya daga cikin manyan cibiyoyin tattalin arzikin ƙasar. An kafa garin a shekara ta 1912 a matsayin tashar jirgin ruwa domin sauƙaƙa fitar da kwal daga yankin Enugu. Saboda kyakkyawan matsayinsa a bakin koguna da Tekun Atlantika, garin ya bunƙasa cikin sauri.
A cikin shekarun da suka biyo baya, Port Harcourt ya zama muhimmin cibiyar kasuwanci da sufuri. Bayan gano albarkatun mai a yankin Neja Delta, birnin ya zama cibiyar masana'antar mai da iskar gas, wanda ya jawo mutane daga sassa daban-daban na Najeriya da kuma ƙasashen waje.
A yau, Port Harcourt sananne ne saboda tashar jirgin ruwansa, masana'antu da jami'o'i. Duk da saurin ci gabansa, birnin yana ci gaba da kasancewa muhimmiyar cibiyar al'adu, kasuwanci da tattalin arziki a kudancin Najeriya.
| Founded | 1912 |
| Population | 1,865,000 |
| Area | 109.00 km² |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Region | Rivers |
| Time zone | Africa/Lagos |
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