BDW Plate Number Meaning: Bindawa, Katsina
The BDW plate number is registered in Bindawa Local Government Area, Katsina. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Bindawa registers vehicles as BDW. Its population was 152,356 at the 2006 census, spread over 398 km² — roughly 383 for every square kilometre. Katsina State uses thirty-four codes, one per local government area, and each stays with a car from first registration onwards.
BDW Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the BDW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDW-222AA | MERCEDES-BENZ BENZ C240 | 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 BDW
- Local Government Area
- Bindawa
- State
- Katsina
- Headquarters
- Bindawa
- Population
- 152,356 (2006)
- Area
- 398 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 BDW Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BDW places the paperwork in Bindawa. 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 BDW plate away from Katsina 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 BDW plate number
What does the BDW plate number mean?
BDW is the registration code of Bindawa Local Government Area in Katsina. 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 BDW plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Bindawa — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to BDW in Katsina
Codes either side of BDW in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole BDW 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.