DTM Plate Number Meaning: Dutsinma, Katsina
The DTM plate number is registered in Dutsinma 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.
Dutsin-Ma registers vehicles as DTM. The 2006 census recorded 169,671 residents across 527 km², roughly 322 for every square kilometre. Two cars papered in the district on the same day carry these letters and differ in the serial that follows.
DTM Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DTM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTM-741AA | TOYOTA CARINA E | DARK BLUE | |
| DTM-853AA | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | navy blue | |
| DTM-956AA | NISSAN JEEP | CUSTOM | |
| DTM-222AA | NFINITI ACCORD | BLACK | |
| DTM-987AA | C220 | Black |
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 DTM
- Local Government Area
- Dutsinma
- State
- Katsina
- Population
- 169,671 (2006)
- Area
- 527 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 DTM Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DTM places the paperwork in Dutsinma. 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 DTM 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 DTM plate number
What does the DTM plate number mean?
DTM is the registration code of Dutsinma 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 DTM plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Dutsinma — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DTM in Katsina
Codes either side of DTM in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole DTM 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.