Kachia (Adara language: Akhwee) is a Local Government Area in the Southern Kaduna of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Boundaries
The Kachia Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with the
Zangon Kataf LGA to the east, the
Kajuru LGA to the northeast, the
Kagarko LGA to the south, the Jaba LGA to the southeast, 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:
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Agunu
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Ankwa
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Awon
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Bishini
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Dokwa
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Gidan Tagwai
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Gumel
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Kachia (Akhwee)
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Kateri (Anumafa)
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Kurmin Musa
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Kwaturu
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Sabon Sarki (Ghiing)
Population
According to the March 21, 2006 national population census, the Kachia Local Government Area's population was put at 252,568. Its population was projected by the
National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 340,900 by March 21, 2016.
Climate
Temperatures range from 58 °F to 96 °F throughout the year, with sporadic dips below or above 101 °F, during warm and partly cloudy wet seasons.
Average Temperature
With an average daily high temperature of 92 °F, the hot season spans 2.4 months, from February 2 to April 16. At an average high
temperature of 96 °F and low temperature of 68 °F, March is the hottest month in Kachia. With an average daily maximum temperature below 82 °F, the chilly season spans 3.4 months, from June 23 to October 3. December is the coldest month in Kachia, with an average low temperature of 58 °F and high temperature of 87 °F.
People
Most of the people of Kachia include the
Adara people, Tinor-Myamya,
Gbagyi people,
Ham people. Others include the
Bajju people,
Bakulu people, and the
Hausa people.
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.
Education
Tertiary institutions
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Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia ( formerly Nok University Kachia)
Notable people
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Martin Luther Agwai, military personnel
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Yohanna Kure, military personnel
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