Rumuokoro
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Rumuokoro is a town in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...

 of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. It is the meeting point of five major roads in Nigerian Economy and the gateway to and from the city of Port Harcourt.

Transport

It is the first point of call when arriving from Warri, Benin City
Benin City
Benin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...

, Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

, Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

, Owerri
Owerri
Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri consists of three Local Govern Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 400,000 as of 2006...

, Onitsha
Onitsha
Onitsha is a city, a commercial, educational, and religious center and river port on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria....

 and the Port Harcourt International Airport
Port Harcourt International Airport
Port Harcourt International Airport is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt city in Rivers State, Nigeria. The airport consists of a single terminal with separate facilities for international and domestic flights...

.. It houses multiple bus stops and travellers catch buses or taxis into any part of the Port Harcourt city from there.

Communities

Rumuokoro clan consist of five communities; Rukpakwolusi, Eligbolo, Awalama, Rumuagholu and Elieke.

Facilities

The strategic location of Rumuokoro makes it one of the most popular town to traveller to Rivers State
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...

. It hosts Federal Government College Rumuokoro Port Harcourt, Nigerian Army 2
Amphibious Brigade (Bori Camp), part of the Air force Base, Community Secondary. School, Okoro Odo, Community Primary School Okoro Odo. Okoro _ Odo Community Secondary, is located in RUMUAGHOLU town. Rumu Agholu is unique. Because of its hospitality, the town is witnessing the arrival of people from all over the world who are relocating. The inhabitants of rumu Agholu are very friendly, kind and very intelligent.
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