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'''Rivers State''', also known as '''Rivers''', is a [[states of Nigeria|state]] in the [[Niger Delta]] region of southern [[Nigeria]] (Old Eastern Region).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rivers {{!}} state, Nigeria|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Rivers|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former [[Eastern Region, Nigeria|Eastern Region]], Rivers State borders include [[Imo State|Imo]] and [[Anambra State|Anambra]] to the north, [[Abia State|Abia]] and [[Akwa Ibom State|Akwa Ibom]] to the east, and [[Bayelsa State|Bayelsa]] and [[Delta State|Delta]] to the west.The State capital, [[Port Harcourt]], is a [[metropolis]] that is considered to be the commercial center of the [[Petroleum industry in Nigeria|Nigerian oil industry]].<ref name="HBR">{{citation|date=10 August 2009|title=Amaechi Catches Facebook Bug|publisher=Daily Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rivers State government website|url=http://www.riversstate.gov.ng/|access-date=7 December 2010}}</ref>
With a population of 5,198,716 as of the 2006 census and 7,492,366 in 2023, Rivers State is the [[List of Nigerian states by population|7th most populous]] state in Nigeria.<ref name="pop">{{cite web|title=Nigeria: Administrative Division|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php|access-date=28 November 2014|publisher=City Population}}</ref> Rivers State is a diverse state that is home to many [[ethnic group]]s: [[Ijaw people|Ijaw]], [[Ogoni people|Ogoni]],
The [[economy]] of Rivers State is dominated by the state's booming petroleum industry. Although the rise of the oil industry has led to increased revenue for the state government, mismanagement and corruption have prevented the state from rapid development and meaningfully tackling [[Poverty in Nigeria|poverty]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Politics as War: The Human Rights Impact and Causes of Post-Election Violence in Rivers State, Nigeria: Background: Root Causes of Violence in Rivers State|url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/nigeria0308/4.htm|access-date=2021-03-09|website=www.hrw.org}}</ref>
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=== Ethnic groups in Rivers State ===
=== Languages ===
As a multi-cultural, multi-tribal region, Rivers State has much to offer in its diversity of people. The area that makes up the modern state has been inhabited in one way or the other since the last year of the [[first millennium]]. The earliest known settled communities in what is now Rivers State include the Riverine [[
[[Multilingualism]] is a part of everyday life for the population of Rivers State and most of Nigeria. English, inherited from [[British Nigeria|colonial rule]] is common and widely spoken in various forms in different localities. Some indigenous Riverians are also bilingual, speaking a mixture of English or [[Pidgin English]] with one of the native languages. This is partly due to the frequent exposure of the younger generations to foreign dialects especially in the country's largest cities.<ref name="Fardon45"/> Excluding Pidgin, all other ones spoken in the state belong to either [[Benue–Congo]] or [[Ijoid]] and [[Ogoni people|Ogoni]] Languages within the [[Niger–Congo language family]]. The Benue–Congo is subdivided into [[Cross River languages|Cross River]], [[Igboid]], and [[Edoid]] groups. The Ijoid languages are predominant around the creek belt, [[Ogoni languages]] - about 5 of them spoken across the southern parts of the state, Igboid group of language is spoken in Northern Areas of Rivers State.<ref name="Fardon45">{{cite book|author1=Richard Fardon|author2=Graham Furniss|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AyGIAgAAQBAJ |title=African Languages, Development and the State|date=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1134868049|page=66|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
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| Abua-Odual || [[Central Delta languages]] ('''Kugbo, Odual, Ogbia'''), Ijoid language ('''Ijaw''')
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| Ahoada East || [[Igboid languages|
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| Akuku Toru || [[Ijoid languages]] ('''Kalabari, Bille''')
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| Andoni || [[
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| Degema ||
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| Eleme || [[Ogoni languages]] ('''Eleme, Baan, Nchia; Odido''')
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| Emuohua ||
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| Etche ||
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| Gokana || Ogoni language ('''Gokana''')
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| Ikwerre ||
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| Khana || Ogoni languages ('''Khana, Baan''')
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| Obio-Akpor ||
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| Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni||
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| Ogu-Bolo ||
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| Okrika ||
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| Port Harcourt || Central Delta language ('''Obulom'''),Ijoid Languages ('''Ijaw, Kalabari, Bille, Kirike'''), Ogoni languages ('''Khana, Eleme, Gokana, Baan'''), Igboid languages ('''Ikwerre, Igbo''')
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| Tai || Ogoni languages ('''Tee/Tai, Baan''')
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