Kankia

About

Kankia, also spelled Kankiya, is a town and Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria, located on the Kano - Katsina road (A9 highway). The LGA covers 824 square kilometres and includes towns and villages such as Kafin Dangi, Sukuntuni, Rimaye, Sabuwar Duniya, Tafashiya, Gaza, Kafin-soli and Kankia itself. The area is home mainly to Hausa and Fulani people, with Hausa and Fufulde widely spoken and Islam as the most practised religion. Farming is the main occupation, with rice, sorghum and millet grown, and the area has a trade sector with markets such as the Kankia central market. The paramount traditional ruler is the Hakimi Kankia.