Sule Tankarkar is a Local Government Area in the north of Jigawa State, Nigeria, bordering on the Republic of Niger. Its headquarters is in the town of Sule Tankarkar.
It has an area of 1,283 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 130,849 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 732.
A scorching, mostly cloudy dry season with temperatures between 60ðF and 104ðF alternates with a humid, oppressive wet season that is hot and humid.