DAL Plate Number Meaning: Dala, Kano
The DAL plate number is registered in Dala Local Government Area, Kano. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Dala registers as DAL, from its headquarters at Gwammaja. The 2006 census counted 418,777 residents within 19 km² — some 22,041 for every square kilometre, city density inside a district code. Allocation ignores that entirely: one local government area, one set of letters.
DAL Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DAL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAL-236AA | V/W Golf Saloon | Custom | |
| DAL-111AA | PEUGEOT 307 | ASH | |
| DAL-999AA | TOYOTA COROLLA | CUSTOM | |
| DAL-123AA | NISSAN OTHERS | 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 DAL
- Local Government Area
- Dala
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Gwammaja
- Population
- 418,777 (2006)
- Area
- 19 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 DAL Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DAL places the paperwork in Dala. 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 DAL plate away from Kano 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 DAL plate number
What does the DAL plate number mean?
DAL is the registration code of Dala Local Government Area in Kano. 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 DAL plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Dala — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DAL in Kano
Codes either side of DAL in the Kano directory.
Have a whole DAL 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.