KAT Plate Number Meaning: Kaita, Katsina
The KAT plate number is registered in Kaita 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.
KAT is the code recorded for Kaita, with its seat in the town of the same name. About 184,401 people were counted there in 2006 across 925 km², some 199 for every square kilometre. Three letters, digits, then two letters — only the first group of a plate is a place.
KAT Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KAT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAT-305AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | WHITE | |
| KAT-628AA | PEUGEOT 206 206 | ASH | |
| KAT-111AA | BMW | MAROON |
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 KAT
- Local Government Area
- Kaita
- State
- Katsina
- Headquarters
- Kaita
- Population
- 184,401 (2006)
- Area
- 925 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 KAT Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KAT places the paperwork in Kaita. 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 KAT 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 KAT plate number
What does the KAT plate number mean?
KAT is the registration code of Kaita 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 KAT plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Kaita — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KAT in Katsina
Codes either side of KAT in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole KAT 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.