Plate code

GNN Plate Number Meaning: Olorunda, Osun

The GNN plate number is registered in Olorunda Local Government Area, Osun. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.

Nigerian number plate with the GNN code — Olorunda, Osun
A plate issued in Olorunda carries the GNN code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

GNN belongs to Olorunda, run from Igbona. About 131,761 people were recorded there in 2006 within 97 km², some 1,358 for every square kilometre. Reading a Nigerian plate begins with the three letters, and they place the registration rather than the car.

GNN Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the GNN 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
GNN-507AA Mitsubishi S/C Green

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 GNN

Local Government Area
Olorunda
State
Osun
Headquarters
Igbona
Population
131,761 (2006)
Area
97 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 GNN Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so GNN places the paperwork in Olorunda. 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 GNN plate away from Osun 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 GNN plate number

What does the GNN plate number mean?

GNN is the registration code of Olorunda Local Government Area in Osun. 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 GNN plate number from?

Osun. The code identifies the local government area — Olorunda — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole GNN 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.