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.