DBT Plate Number Meaning: Dambatta, Kano
The DBT plate number is registered in Dambatta 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.
DBT is issued in Dambatta. About 207,968 people were recorded there in 2006 across 732 km², roughly 284 to the square kilometre. Codes name districts rather than towns, so settlements inside the local government area all register under these same three letters.
DBT Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DBT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBT-956AA | PEUGEOT 406 406 | 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 DBT
- Local Government Area
- Dambatta
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Dambatta
- Population
- 207,968 (2006)
- Area
- 732 km²
- Also spelled
- Danbatta
Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.
What the DBT Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DBT places the paperwork in Dambatta. 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 DBT 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 DBT plate number
What does the DBT plate number mean?
DBT is the registration code of Dambatta 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 DBT plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Dambatta — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DBT in Kano
Codes either side of DBT in the Kano directory.
Have a whole DBT 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.