Trans Amadi is a thousand- hectare (2,500-acre) industrial area, as well as a diverse

residential A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...

neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

, 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. Trans Amadi lies in the north and is bordered by

D/line D-line is a major business and urban residential area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Its geographical coordinates are 4°48'8" North, 7°0'10" East. The neighborhood is sometimes spelled "D/Line" and has a zipcode of 500261. The Roman Catholic D ...

in the

south South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

west, Woji township to the east and Rumuola to the north west. The main abattoir of the city is also located along Trans Amadi. As of June 2003, there are 248 new and completed

units existing with previous estimates of the total number of dwellings in the neighborhood.

Education

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

Trans Amadi International School Trans Amadi International School (TAIS), formerly Michelin School, is a private non-denominational preschool and elementary school in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was established in 1980 for the children of the employees of the then Michelin Fa ...

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

Landmarks

The

Port Harcourt Zoo Port Harcourt Zoo (also known as PH Zoo) is a state owned zoological park in Port Harcourt city of Rivers State in Nigeria. The zoo was established in 1974 by military governor Alfred Diete-Spiff and was officially opened to the public on 1 Oct ...

is located in Trans Amadi. The zoo was first opened to the public on October 1, 1975. Slaughter market Nigerian Postal Service Trans Amadi Among the notable places found in Trans Amadi are a number of private and public school buildings.

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Neighbourhoods in Port Harcourt Populated places in Rivers State Economy of Port Harcourt Obio-Akpor {{RiversState-geo-stub