DTF Plate Number Meaning: Dawakin-Tofa, Kano
The DTF plate number is registered in Dawakin-Tofa 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.
Dawakin Tofa registers vehicles as DTF, from Dawakin Tofa town. The 2006 census recorded 247,875 residents across 479 km², some 517 to the square kilometre. Reading a Nigerian plate begins with the letters, and they place the registration rather than the car.
DTF Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DTF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTF-999AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | 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 DTF
- Local Government Area
- Dawakin-Tofa
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Dawakin Tofa
- Population
- 247,875 (2006)
- Area
- 479 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 DTF Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DTF places the paperwork in Dawakin-Tofa. 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 DTF 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 DTF plate number
What does the DTF plate number mean?
DTF is the registration code of Dawakin-Tofa 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 DTF plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Dawakin-Tofa — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DTF in Kano
Codes either side of DTF in the Kano directory.
Have a whole DTF 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.