Plate code

KGW Plate Number Meaning: Arewa-Dandi, Kebbi

The KGW plate number is registered in Arewa-Dandi Local Government Area, Kebbi. 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 KGW code — Arewa-Dandi, Kebbi
A plate issued in Arewa-Dandi carries the KGW code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

KGW is issued in Arewa Dandi, whose seat is at Kangiwa. Around 184,030 residents were counted there in 2006 across 3,901 km², some 47 to the square kilometre. Two cars papered here on the same day carry these letters and differ in the serial that follows.

KGW Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the KGW 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
KGW-128AA Toyota Corolla s/Wagon Custom
KGW-174AA MERCEDES-BENZ 1987 WHITE
KGW-305AA Nissan Primera Custom
KGW-741AA OTHERS HIJET WEISS
KGW-111AA Toyota Corolla Blue
KGW-123AA Toyota Saloon Green
KGW-987AA HONDA Jazz

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 KGW

Local Government Area
Arewa-Dandi
State
Kebbi
Headquarters
Kangiwa
Population
184,030 (2006)
Area
3,901 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 KGW Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KGW places the paperwork in Arewa-Dandi. 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 KGW plate away from Kebbi 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 KGW plate number

What does the KGW plate number mean?

KGW is the registration code of Arewa-Dandi Local Government Area in Kebbi. 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 KGW plate number from?

Kebbi. The code identifies the local government area — Arewa-Dandi — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Codes Next to KGW in Kebbi

Codes either side of KGW in the Kebbi directory.

All Kebbi plate number codes

Have a whole KGW 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.