Kachia

About

Kachia is a town and local government area in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It covers an area of 4,570 square kilometres and had a population of 252,568 at the 2006 census. The area is known for ginger, which is a major economic crop, alongside corn, sorghum, millet and soybeans. The local government area is divided into 12 electoral wards, and most of its people are Adara, Tinor-Myamya, Gbagyi and Ham, with Bajju, Bakulu and Hausa communities also present. Christianity has the largest number of adherents, and Islam and African Traditional religion are also practised.