Kafin Hausa is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kafin Hausa.

It has an area of 1,380 km2 and a population of 271,058 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 731.

The Shirawa language and Teshenawa language, now extinct, were formerly spoken in Kafin Hausa.