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D-line, Port Harcourt

Coordinates: 4°48′8″N 7°0′10″E / 4.80222°N 7.00278°E / 4.80222; 7.00278
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D-line
Coordinates: 4°48′8″N 7°0′10″E / 4.80222°N 7.00278°E / 4.80222; 7.00278
CountryNigeria
StateRivers State
LGAPort Harcourt
CityPort Harcourt
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

D-line is a commercial and urban residential area 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

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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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Education

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Schools

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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

Organizations

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Organizations in D-Line, range from law firms, NGO's to Boutique and a Tech Hub.

Tech Hub

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Notable residents (past and present)

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  • Agbani Darego (born 1982), model, best known as the first black African Miss World.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dline Area (Port Harcourt)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  2. ^ "RSG To Transform D/Line To Modern City – Giadom". The Tide. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. ^ "D-line, Port Harcourt, Rivers:500261". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  4. ^ "Celebrities Storm Engr Nwilene's Birthday Bash". The Tide. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  5. ^ "Methodist Church honours Aiku". The Nation. 2011-06-05. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  6. ^ "Secondary Schools". Methodist Church Nigeria. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Where are the tech hubs in Nigeria?". unicodeveloper. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2017.