Abalama is a Nigerian settlement 15 km
southwest
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of
Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...
. Jack jack creek runs through the small town of abalama africa
Geography
Abalama is an island along Abalama Creek in the
Asari-Toru
Asari-Toru is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria.
General information
Asari-Toru Local government area, Local Government Area was created out of the old Degema, Nigeria, Degema Local government are ...
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in
Rivers State
Rivers is a states of Nigeria, state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Nigeria, Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo State, Im ...
, Nigeria. Like many areas in the Delta,
water pollution
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is a problem.
References
Towns in Rivers State