Jema'a

About

Jema'a is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, with its headquarters at Kafanchan. It is governed by an elected Executive Chairman, currently Yunana Barde, and covers an area of 1,384 square kilometres. The area is predominantly inhabited by farmers who grow cash crops such as cotton, peanuts and ginger, along with food crops like corn, millet and sorghum. Its population includes several related ethnic groups as well as migrants from other parts of the country, especially in Kafanchan.