Borokiri (also spelled Borikiri) is a neighborhood of the city of
Port Harcourt situated just south of
Old GRA
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''.
Old ...
in
Rivers State,
Nigeria. It lies at
latitude 4.749° N and
longitude 7.035° E. The neighborhood is bounded by
Ahoada
Ahoada (Ahuda, Ehuda) is a city in Orashi Region of Rivers State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in ...
Street
A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...
to the
north,
Okrika Island to the
east (across Aboturu Creek), Orubiri oilfield to the
south
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
and Ship Builders Road to the west. Its land uses include
residential
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.
Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
, commercial,
institutional and
recreation.
Education
The following is a list of schools operating within this area:
*Enitonna High School
*
Government Comprehensive Secondary School
*New Covenant Secondary School
*
Nigerian Navy Secondary School
*
Our Lady of Fatima College
*Wisdom Child International Schools
*Divine Nursery & Primary School
*Divine International College
*Springfield Nursery & Primary School
*Sunrise School
References
External links
Neighbourhoods in Port Harcourt
Geography of Port Harcourt (local government area)
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