Kankia

Kankia
LGA and town
Kankia Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°28′N 7°48′E / 12.467°N 7.800°E / 12.467; 7.800Coordinates: 12°28′N 7°48′E / 12.467°N 7.800°E / 12.467; 7.800
Country	Nigeria
State	Katsina State
Area
• Total	824 km2 (318 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	151,434
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	822
ISO 3166 code	NG.KT.KK

Kankia (or Kankiya) is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kankia in the north of the area on the A9 highway at12°32′57″N 7°49′31″E / 12.54917°N 7.82528°E / 12.54917; 7.82528.

It has an area of 824 km² and a population of 151,434 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 822.^[1]

References

Katsina State State capital: Katsina LGAs Bakori Batagarawa Batsari Baure Bindawa Charanchi Dan Musa Dandume Danja Daura Dutsi Dutsin-Ma Faskari Funtua Ingawa Jibia Kafur Kaita Kankara Kankia Katsina Kurfi Kusada Mai'Adua Malumfashi Mani Mashi Matazu Musawa Rimi Sabuwa Safana Sandamu Zango