DGW Plate Number Meaning: Doguwa, Kano
The DGW plate number is registered in Doguwa 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.
Doguwa, seat at Riruwai, uses DGW. The 2006 census put 151,181 residents on 1,473 km², about 103 for every square kilometre. The code is replaced only by re-registration in another district; a change of owner leaves it exactly as it was.
DGW Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DGW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGW-128AA | Honda Accord | Custom | |
| DGW-419AA | HONDA CIVIC | ASH | |
| DGW-507AA | PEUGEOT 406 | BLUE | |
| DGW-111AA | FORD WINDSTAR WINDSTAR | 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 DGW
- Local Government Area
- Doguwa
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Riruwai
- Population
- 151,181 (2006)
- Area
- 1,473 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 DGW Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DGW places the paperwork in Doguwa. 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 DGW 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 DGW plate number
What does the DGW plate number mean?
DGW is the registration code of Doguwa 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 DGW plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Doguwa — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DGW in Kano
Codes either side of DGW in the Kano directory.
Have a whole DGW 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.