CRC Plate Number Meaning: Charanchi, Katsina
The CRC plate number is registered in Charanchi 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.
Charanchi registers as CRC. The 2006 census counted 137,613 residents over 471 km², roughly 292 for every square kilometre. The code is replaced only by re-registration in another district; a change of owner leaves it untouched. So a plate checked years later still points back here.
CRC Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the CRC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC-628AA | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | ASH | |
| CRC-741AA | TOYOTA AVENSIS | ||
| CRC-956AA | HONDA ACCORD | CUSTOM | |
| CRC-111AA | HONDA CIVIC | LIGHT GOLDEN |
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 CRC
- Local Government Area
- Charanchi
- State
- Katsina
- Population
- 137,613 (2006)
- Area
- 471 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 CRC Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so CRC places the paperwork in Charanchi. 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 CRC 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 CRC plate number
What does the CRC plate number mean?
CRC is the registration code of Charanchi 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 CRC plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Charanchi — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to CRC in Katsina
Codes either side of CRC in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole CRC 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.