Kajuru (Adara: Ajure) is a local government area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its also headquarters is in the town of Kajuru. The local government is located on longitude 9° 59'N and 10° 55'N and latitude 7° 34'E and 8° 13'E, with an area of 2,229 km².

It was carved out of Chikun Local Government Area in March 1997 by the military administration of Gen. Sani Abacha's regime. At creation, it was made up of two traditional districts, Kajuru and Kufana. Additional districts were created, bringing the number to 14 districts (Toro 2001), now 10.

Kajuru Local government area (LGA) shares boundaries with Igabi LGA to the north, Chikun LGA to the west, Kauru LGA to the east, Zangon Kataf LGA and Kachia LGA to the southwest and south, respectively.

Kajuru Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions), namely:

Kajuru (Ajure) Local Government Area has an estimated population of 109,810 people according to the 2006 national population census. Its population was projected by the National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 148,200 by March 21, 2016.

The major ethnic group is the Adara. The Adara people are otherwise known as Kadara by the Hausa.^{[citation needed]}

Others include the Gbagyi and settler elements such as the Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ikulu, and Igbo, amongst others from the various parts of the state and country.

Dr. Maiwada Rapheal Galadima, Agom Adara (iii)