KBT Plate Number Meaning: Kumbotso, Kano
The KBT plate number is registered in Kumbotso 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.
KBT belongs to Kumbotso, administered from Kumbotso town. About 295,979 people were recorded there in 2006 across 158 km², some 1,873 for every square kilometre. The letters are inherited with the papers when the car changes hands. Everything else about the car comes from its chassis number.
KBT Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KBT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KBT-305AA | HONDA CIVIC | Custom | |
| KBT-419AA | HONDA CRV | ASH | |
| KBT-507AA | PEUGEOT 406 | GREEN | |
| KBT-111AA | Honda Civic | Ash | |
| KBT-222AA | TOYOTA CARINA E | BLUE | |
| KBT-999AA | MERCEDES BENZ SALOON C230 | 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 KBT
- Local Government Area
- Kumbotso
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Kumbotso
- Population
- 295,979 (2006)
- Area
- 158 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 KBT Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KBT places the paperwork in Kumbotso. 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 KBT 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 KBT plate number
What does the KBT plate number mean?
KBT is the registration code of Kumbotso 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 KBT plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Kumbotso — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KBT in Kano
Codes either side of KBT in the Kano directory.
Have a whole KBT 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.