Rafi is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kagara on the A125 highway. The southern border of the area is the Kaduna River. Towns in the LGA include Tegina, and Pandogari
It has an area of 3,680 km and a population of 181,929 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 922.
Rafi LGA (headquarters in Kagara) experiences a tropical wet-and-dry climate typical of central Nigeria. The hot season peaks around MarchâÂÂApril, while most rainfall occurs between June and September during the wet season. Temperatures commonly range from the low-teens at night to the mid-30s ðC during the day, and rainfall variability influences agriculture and seasonal water availability in the district.