Old GRA, Port Harcourt

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Old GRA
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Coordinates: 4°46′53″N7°0′42″E / 4.78139°N 7.01167°E / 4.78139; 7.01167
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Rivers State
LGA City of Port Harcourt
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Zip Code
500241

The Old Government Reserved Area (Old GRA) is a neighborhood of the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria. It was primarily inhabited by European settlers during colonial times and was then referred to as the European quarters.

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Old GRA is the location of the Rivers State House of Assembly, [1] the People's Democratic Party Secretariat [2] [3] and the NEPAD Rivers State Secretariat. [4] The neighborhood is also notable as the Port Harcourt home of Nigeria's previous first lady, Patience Jonathan. [5] [6]

Geography

As a mixed-use area, Old GRA combines residential, recreational and business uses. The neighborhood is bordered to the east by Abuloma, to the north by the D-line neighborhood, to the west by Diobu and Kidney Island and to the south by Borokiri. [7] It comprises the land covered by the Zip code 500241. [8]

Education

Schools

Elementary and secondary schools or other educational establishments operating within Old GRA's boundaries include:

Landmarks

Notable residents (past and present)

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References

  1. ↑ Azubuike, Victor (2013-12-17). "PDP disowns court order restraning Evans Bipi as Speaker of Rivers Assembly". Dailypost.ng. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. ↑ "New PDP Unveils Rivers Office …As 22 Senators, 57 Reps Sue PDP Exco". The Tide . Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  3. ↑ Azubuike, Victor (2013-09-12). "Amaechi's PDP opens parallel secretariat in Port Harcourt [PHOTOS]". Dailypost.ng. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. ↑ "NEPAD Rivers State: Contact Us". Nepadriverstate.org. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  5. ↑ "First Lady, Patience Jonathan Ends Visit To Rivers". Nationalnetworkonline.com . Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Network Printing and Publishing Company. 2013-07-02. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  6. ↑ Onoyume, Jimitota (2013-10-31). "Burial of First Lady's mother: Police beef up security in Port Harcourt". Vanguard . Lagos, Nigeria . Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  7. ↑ "Old G.R.A (Port Harcourt)". Wikimapia . Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers:500241". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  9. ↑ "Isaac Boro Memorial". Tourbayelsa.com.ng. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
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