Kachia (Adara: Akhwee) is a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kachia. It has an area of 4,570 km and a population of 252,568 in the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 802.
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.
The Kachia Local Government Area consists of 12 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely:
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.
Temperatures range from 58 ðF to 96 ðF throughout the year, with sporadic dips below or above 101 ðF, during warm and partly cloudy wet seasons.
With an average daily high temperature of 92 ðF, the hot season spans 2.4 months, from February 2 to April 16. At an average high temperature of 96 ðF and low temperature of 68 ðF, March is the hottest month in Kachia. With an average daily maximum temperature below 82 ðF, 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 ðF and high temperature of 87 ðF.
Most of the people of Kachia include the Adara, Tinor-Myamya, Gbagyi, Ham. Others include the Bajju, Bakulu, and the Hausa.
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.
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.