List of 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State

List of 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State are given in this post. River State is located in South South Nigeria. The State is amongst the Niger Delta State and also the top most oil producing States in Nigeria.

River State is also one of the most populous States in Nigeria with a population of around 5.2 million people from the 2006 Population Census conducted.

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River State was created on 27, May 1967. The capital of Rivers State is Port Harcourt. Porth Harcourt is the largest city in Rivers State and also the center of Nigeria’s oil industry. River State, like Delta State is also located in the coastal side of Nigeria near the sea.

Rivers State is close to the Atlantic Ocean in the South. It shares borders with Imo State in the North, Anambra State in the North, Akwa Ibom State in the East and Bayelsa and Delta State in the West.