Yenagoa

Yenogoa is the capital city of Bayelsa State with a population of around 350,000 people (2006 census). It is found in the South South of Nigeria. Bayelsa was carved out of Rivers State in 1996.

Understand
Yenogoa derives its name from acronym of three of its main local government areas – Brass (BALGA), Yenagoa (YELGA) and Sagbama (SALGA). The first major settlers are the Ijaw people. Yenogoa is surrounded by swamps and mangrove and tropical rain forests and mostly accessible by water.

By plane
From wherever you are, to get to Yenagoa you need to fly in to Port Harcourt Airport and continue the journey to the city by road. Flights every hour from Lagos take around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

By bus
From the terminus of God is Good Motors found in different parts of the country GIGM will suffice. It costs ₦10,500 from Lagos.Peace Mass Transport and Agofure also have terminals all over the country.

By bus
The bus as a means of transportation is very affordable, starting from as low as ₦100 depending on your destination and the distance.

By boat
Yenogoa is surrounded by water and this makes roads inaccessible. The major form of transportation is by water.

Do
Swimming, fishing and boat racing.

Go next

 * Port Harcourt
 * Bonny Island
 * Eleme