| Image Coa: | DEU Kankelau COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 53.5497°N 10.5678°W |
| Image Plan: | Kankelau in RZ.svg |
| State: | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District: | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
| Amt: | Schwarzenbek-Land |
| Elevation: | 38 |
| Area: | 4.21 |
| Postal Code: | 21514 |
| Area Code: | 04156 |
| Licence: | RZ |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 01 0 53 059 |
| Website: | www.amt-schwarzenbek-land.de |
| Mayor: | Klaus Hansen |
Kankelau is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The village was first mentioned in 1230 AD as "Cankelowe" (meaning: settlement in the corn cockles), the spelling later changed to Kankelowe (1278), Kankelow (1434), and Kankelauw (1450).