D-line, Port Harcourt
| D-line | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood of Port Harcourt | |
 Location map showing D-line based on Wikimapia | |
| Coordinates: 4°48′8″N 7°0′10″E / 4.80222°N 7.00278°ECoordinates: 4°48′8″N 7°0′10″E / 4.80222°N 7.00278°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| LGA | Port Harcourt |
| City | Port Harcourt |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
D-line is a major business and urban residential neighborhood of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Its geographical coordinates are 4°48'8" North, 7°0'10" East.[1] The neighborhood is sometimes spelled "D/Line" and has a zipcode of 500261.[2][3]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt and the Methodist Church of Nigeria have their cathedrals situated in D-line.[4][5]
Geography
D-line is located approximately 5 km (3 miles) away from the Port Harcourt NAF Base, and approximately 8 km (5 miles) south-west of Elelenwo.[1]
Nearby places
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New GRA Phase 3 | New GRA Phase 2 | Elekahia FHE | |
| Ikwerre Road & Rivers State University of Science and Technology |  |
Silver Valley Estate & Trans Amadi | ||
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| Diobu | Old GRA | Amadi-Ama district |
Education
Schools
There are elementary and secondary schools operating within the D-line boundaries:
- Government Girls Secondary School, Oromineke.
- Methodist Comprehensive High School[6]
- Niger Grammar School
Notable residents (past and present)
- Slim Burna (born 1988), singer and rapper[7]
- Agbani Darego (born 1982), model, best known as the first Black African Miss World.
References
- 1 2 3 "Dline Area (Port Harcourt)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "RSG To Transform D/Line To Modern City – Giadom". The Tide. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "D-line, Port Harcourt, Rivers:500261". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "Celebrities Storm Engr Nwilene's Birthday Bash". The Tide. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "Methodist Church honours Aiku". The Nation. 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "Secondary Schools". Methodist Church Nigeria. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Slim Burna Denies Dating Nollywood Actress Alex Lopez". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
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