Trans Amadi

Trans Amadi [1] is a thousand-hectare (2,500-acre) industrial area, as well as a diverse residential neighborhood, in the city of Port Harcourt. Situated at 4°48'53" N latitude and 7°2'14" E longitude, the neighborhood supports a strong manufacturing sector and is considered to be a major industrial zone in Port Harcourt. Materials such as glass bottles, tires, aluminium and paper have production plants in the area.[2]

Trans Amadi
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Coordinates: 4°48′53″N 7°2′14″E
Country Nigeria
StateRivers State
LGAPort Harcourt Local Government Area
CityPort Harcourt
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Zip code
500102

Trans Amadi lies in the north and is bordered by D/line in the south west, Woji township to the east and Rumuola to the north west. The main abattoir of the city is also located along Trans Amadi.[2][3][4]

As of June 2003, there are 248 new and completed residential units existing with previous estimates of the total number of dwellings in the neighborhood.[5]

Education

The major schools providing educational services within the Trans Amadi axis are:

  • Trans Amadi International School, 32 St. Andrew's Street, Rumuobiakani. A privately operated mainstream school serving the 2 to 11 age range.[6]
  • Dietams International Schools, Plot 85/86 Federal Housing Estate.[7]
  • Graceland International School[8]
  • Pleroma International School, Dennis Ufot Avenue, 21 Woji, Trans Amadi.

Landmarks

The Port Harcourt Zoo is located in Trans Amadi. The zoo was first opened to the public on October 1, 1975.[9]

Slaughter market [10]

Nigerian Postal Service Trans Amadi [11]

Among the notable places found in Trans Amadi are a number of private and public school buildings.

References
  1. "How militancy, COVID-19 affected businesses in Trans-Amadi, P/Harcourt". Daily Trust. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. "Trans Amadi Industrial Layout (Port Harcourt)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. "Port Harcourt (Nigeria)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. "Spatio-temporal Distribuution, Abundance and Species Composition of Zooplankton of Woji-okpoka Creek, Port Harcourt, Nigeria". Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  5. "Port Harcourt Trans-Amadi Estate Completes 248 Houses". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. 2003-06-20. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  6. "Trans Amadi International School". tais-school.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  7. "Dietams International Schools emerges best in Port Harcourt". The Neighbourhood Newspaper. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  8. "Graceland International Secondary School PortHarcourt". Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  9. "Rivers State – "Treasure Base Of The Nation"". Cometonigeria.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  10. Omorogbe, Paul (2021-08-02). "Rivers finally closes down Trans Amadi Slaughter Market". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  11. "Driving directions to Nigeria Postal Service, Trans Amadi office Port Harcourt, 280 Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout Rd, Port Harcourt". Waze. Retrieved 2023-04-26.


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