Funtua is a Local Government Area (LGA) located in Katsina state, Nigeria. Funtua LGA has its headquarters located in the town of Funtua. It is one of the premier local Governments in Nigeria created after the Local Governments reforms in 1976. The predominant inhabitants of the Local Government are the Hausa-Fulani. Other tribes present in this area include: Yoruba, Igbo, Tiv, Igala, Gwari, Ibira,etc. Their main occupations are Trading, farming and Animal rearing. And due to advancement, Funtua youth get involved in computing, research, transportation, civil services to mention but a few.
Funtua LGA shares common borders with Giwa Local Government of Kaduna State to the south, Bakori to the east, Danja to the south-east, Faskari to the North-west and Dandume to the West. Most of the industrial firms are situated in the area, they include: Funtua Textiles Limited, Jargaba Agric Processing Company that majored in oil mills, animal feeds, Northern Diaries, Funtua Burnt Bricks, Funtua Fertilizer Blending Company, West African Cotton Company, Lumus Cotton Ginnery, Integrated Flour Mills, Funtua Bottling Company, Salama Rice Mills etc.