Kachia, Kaduna State, Nigeria

🇳🇬 Kachia is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kachia.

Boundaries The Kachia Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with the Zangon Kataf LGA to the east, the Kajuru LGA to the north-east, the Kagarko LGA to the south, the Jaba LGA to the south-east, the Chikun LGA to the northwest; and Munya and Paikoro LGAs of Niger State to west, respectively.

Administrative subdivisions The Kachia Local Government Area consists of 12 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely:

1 Agunu; 2 Ankwa; 3 Awon; 4 Bishini; 5 Dokwa; 6 Gidan Tagwai; 7 Gumel; 8 Kachia (Akhwee); 9 Kateri (Anumafa); 10 Kurmin Musa; 11 Kwaturu; 12 Sabon Sarki (Ghiing).

People Most of the people of Kachia include the Adara, Tinor-Myamya, Gbagyi, Ham. Others include the Bajju, Bakulu, and the Hausa.

Economy Ginger has become a major economic crop of the Kachia Local Government Area due to the high yield of the root crop in the land. Other agro-products include corn, sorghum, millet and soybeans.

Kachia town is also one of the largest towns in southern Kaduna state where various small and medium scale businesses contribute to the economy of the state and country at large.

Religion Christianity has the largest number of adherents in the Kachia Local Government Area. Islam is also practiced, while the African Traditional religion has an ever increasing number of adherents.