BDN Plate Number Meaning: Bodinga, Sokoto
The BDN plate number is registered in Bodinga Local Government Area, Sokoto. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
BDN is issued in Bodinga, the district administered from Bodinga town. The 2006 census counted 175,406 residents across 564 km², about 311 people to the square kilometre. Nigerian plates open with three letters for the local government area of registration, and this district holds these.
BDN Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the BDN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDN-305AA | TOYOTA PRADO JEEP | CUSTOM | |
| BDN-419AA | FORD SALON CAR | CUSTOM |
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 BDN
- Local Government Area
- Bodinga
- State
- Sokoto
- Headquarters
- Bodinga
- Population
- 175,406 (2006)
- Area
- 564 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 BDN Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BDN places the paperwork in Bodinga. 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 BDN plate away from Sokoto 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 BDN plate number
What does the BDN plate number mean?
BDN is the registration code of Bodinga Local Government Area in Sokoto. 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 BDN plate number from?
Sokoto. The code identifies the local government area — Bodinga — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to BDN in Sokoto
Codes either side of BDN in the Sokoto directory.
Have a whole BDN 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.