Nafada is one of the eleven Local Government Areas (LGA) of Gombe State, Nigeria.

[5][6] From March 1 to May 13 is the hot season, which lasts for 2.4 months and has an average daily high temperature of over 101 °F.

It has its administrative headquarter at the town of Nafada and it falls under Gombe North senatorial districts, therefore constituting a federal constituency with Dukku LGA.

The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries are seasonal streams that rapidly fill up in August and September yearly.

[22] Kiri Dam is located at Shelleng LGA of Adamawa state in the north-east of Nigeria which was built to provide irrigation for the Savannah Sugar Company.

[23] The Nafada LGA is home to several marketplaces, including the Donfa market, where a wide range of goods are bought and sold.

Farming, ceramics, handicrafts, the raising and sale of domestic animals, and some other significant economic activities in Nafada LGA.