South South
Rivers State
Capital: Port Harcourt · Created 1967 · ≈7.3 million · Area 11,077 km²
Population
≈7.3 million
Size
11,077 km²
Capital
Port Harcourt
Year created
1967
Geopolitical zone
South South
Languages
Ikwerre · Ijaw · Ogoni · Kalabari · Etche · English
Ethnic groups
- Ijaw
- Ikwerre
- Ogoni
- Kalabari
- Etche
- Andoni
- Ekpeye
Natural resources
- Crude oil & gas (largest producer)
- Timber
- Fisheries
- Silica sand
Signature foods
- Fish pepper soup
- Native soup with periwinkle
- Bole (roasted plantain) and fish
- Onunu (mashed yam and plantain)
- Ngo ngo soup
Notable people
- Chief Melford Okilo (former governor)
- Peter Odili (former governor)
- Rotimi Amaechi (former minister)
- Nyesom Wike (former governor, current minister)
- Ken Saro-Wiwa (writer, activist)
Culture, values & festivals
- Ogoni Day (annual environmental protest)
- Kalabari canoe regatta
- Ikwerre Wonu masquerade
- Port Harcourt's status as the 'Garden City'
Top places to visit in Rivers
- 1
Port Harcourt Pleasure Park
Modern park with cinema, food, boat rides.
- 2
Isaac Boro Park
Central Port Harcourt landmark honouring the Niger Delta activist.
- 3
Bonny Island
Historic slave port and LNG hub — colonial buildings and beaches.
- 4
Finima Nature Park
Coastal nature reserve on Bonny Island.
- 5
Okrika Old Town
Traditional Ijaw fishing community with colourful architecture.
About the South South
Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers. Niger Delta, oil belt, mangrove creeks, Calabar carnival.