Shell Residential Area, Port Harcourt

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Shell Residential Area
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Coordinates: 4°51′6″N7°2′50″E / 4.85167°N 7.04722°E / 4.85167; 7.04722 Coordinates: 4°51′6″N7°2′50″E / 4.85167°N 7.04722°E / 4.85167; 7.04722
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Rivers State
LGA Obio-Akpor
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
ZIP code
500211

Shell Residential Area, also commonly called Shell RA or just RA, [1] is a well-planned and affluent neighborhood of Port Harcourt city in Rivers State. It is predominantly residential, and is mainly occupied by Shell's local and expatriate staff and dependants.

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Geography

Shell Residential Area is located at 4°51′6″N7°2′50″E / 4.85167°N 7.04722°E / 4.85167; 7.04722 (4.851779, 7.047472) and its postal area zip code is 500211. [2] Its boundaries are East West Road to the north, Rumuokwurushi Road to the east, Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway to the south, and Eliozu/Okporo Road to the west. [3] The road distance between Port Harcourt's Elelenwo neighborhood and Shell RA is approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.0 miles). [3]

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