Kibiya is a town and Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. The traditional ruler of Kibiya is former Comptroller General of Immigration Senator Usman Kibiya Umar.

It has an area of 404 km and a population of 189,870 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 710.

Geography Kibiya Local Government Area has an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius or 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a total area of 404 square kilometres (156 square miles). The region has two distinct seasons: the dry and the wet. The average wind speed in the region is . Climate In Kibiya, the year-round heat and partly overcast dry season contrast with the unpleasant wet season. The average annual temperature fluctuates between and ; it is rarely higher than . The hot season, which runs from March 13 to May 15, lasts for 2 months and with daily highs that average more than . April is the warmest month of the year in Kibiya, with typical high temperatures of and low temperatures of . The average daily high temperature during the 1.9-month mild season, which runs from November 29 to January 26, is below . With an average low temperature of and high temperature of , January is the coldest month of the year in Kibiya.

Religion The two main religions practice in Kibiya are Islam and Christianity.

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