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Old GRA, Port Harcourt

Old GRA
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Coordinates: 4°46′53″N 7°0′42″E / 4.78139°N 7.01167°E / 4.78139; 7.01167Coordinates: 4°46′53″N 7°0′42″E / 4.78139°N 7.01167°E / 4.78139; 7.01167
Country  Nigeria
State Rivers State
LGA City of Port Harcourt
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Zip Code 500241

The Old Government Reserved Area (Old GRA) 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 the location of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the People's Democratic Party Secretariat and the NEPAD Rivers State Secretariat. The neighborhood is also notable as the Port Harcourt home of Nigeria's first lady, Patience Jonathan.

As a mixed-use area, Old GRA combines residential, recreational and business uses. The neighborhood is bordered to the east by Abuloma, to the north by the D-line neighborhood, to the west by Diobu and Kidney Island and to the south by Borokiri. It comprises the land covered by the Zip code 500241.

Elementary and secondary schools or other educational establishments operating within Old GRA's boundaries include:


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