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

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. "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. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
6. "Secondary Schools". Methodist Church Nigeria. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
7. "Slim Burna Denies Dating Nollywood Actress Alex Lopez". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

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