ANK Plate Number Meaning: Anka, Zamfara
The ANK plate number is registered in Anka Local Government Area, Zamfara. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
ANK is issued in Anka, the district administered from Anka town. The 2006 census counted 142,280 residents across 2,746 km², about 52 people to the square kilometre. Nigerian plates open with three letters for the local government area of registration, and this district holds these.
ANK Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the ANK code that our own checks returned data for, most recent first. The make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.
| Plate | Make | Colour | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANK-128AA | TOYOTA TACCOMA | ASH | |
| ANK-174AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | ASH | |
| ANK-236AA | TOYOTA AVENSIS | BLACK | |
| ANK-305AA | TOYOTA SIENNA S/BUS | SKY BLUE | |
| ANK-222AA | HONDA CIVIC | ASH |
No holder name appears here, and none ever will: the Federal Road Safety Corps does not release registration holders to the public, so neither do we.
The District Behind ANK
- Local Government Area
- Anka
- State
- Zamfara
- Headquarters
- Anka
- Population
- 142,280 (2006)
- Area
- 2,746 km²
Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.
What the ANK Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so ANK places the paperwork in Anka. It does not follow the car afterwards: a vehicle sold across state lines keeps its plate until it is re-registered, which is why a ANK plate away from Zamfara is a question for the seller rather than a finding in itself.
The letters also say nothing about the holder, the model or the history of the vehicle. Colours and special series are a separate system, explained on the code hub; what the car itself has been through — auction lots, damage, mileage at sale — is recorded against its VIN and travels with the car even when the plate changes.
Questions about the ANK plate number
What does the ANK plate number mean?
ANK is the registration code of Anka Local Government Area in Zamfara. A vehicle wearing it was registered there; the three digits after the letters are its serial inside that LGA, and the last two letters are the series.
Which state is a ANK plate number from?
Zamfara. The code identifies the local government area — Anka — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to ANK in Zamfara
Codes either side of ANK in the Zamfara directory.
Have a whole ANK plate, not just the code?
The lookup takes the full plate and returns the local government area behind it. For the history of the vehicle — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — check it by VIN.