Bakana
Bakana is a town in Nigeria. It is one of the largest towns of the kalabari people, located in the Degema LGA of Rivers State.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: a village in Degema local government area in Rivers State in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Bakana Town”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Harcourt and Old GRA.
Port Harcourt
Photo: Degini2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Harcourt is a gulf city and capital of Rivers State in the Niger Delta area of South South Nigeria and is the centre for the oil industry in the country.
Old GRA
Quarter
The Old Government Reserved Area 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 GRA is situated 7 km northeast of Bakana.
Borokiri
Suburb
Borokiri is a neighborhood of the city of Port Harcourt situated just south of Old GRA in Rivers State, Nigeria. It lies at latitude 4.749° N and longitude 7.035° E. Borokiri is situated 8 km east of Bakana.
Bakana
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Degema, Rivers State, South South Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.73733° or 4° 44′ 14″ northLongitude
6.96601° or 6° 57′ 58″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)United Nations Location Code
NG BKAOpen location code
6FP8PXP8+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 501463979OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2348185Wikidata ID
Q55604738
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Bakana” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bakana”
- Fulah: “Bakana”
- Hausa: “Bakana”
- Turkish: “Bakana”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Bakana and Ikwake Amatangolo Odirogu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Harcourt Station and Sick Bay,PH City Council.
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