Candia (KAN-dee-yuh), town (1990 pop. 3,557), Rockingham co., SE N.H., 10 mi/16 km ENE of Manchester; 43°02'N 71°18'W. Drained by North Branch R. Agr. (cattle, poultry; dairying; vegetables, nursery crops); light mfg. Part of Bear Brook State Park in NW; Charmingfair Ski Area in center. Settled c.1743, inc. 1763.