KNE Plate Number Meaning: Okene, Kogi
The KNE plate number is registered in Okene Local Government Area, Kogi. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Okene, administered from Okene town, registers as KNE. The 2006 census counted 320,260 residents over 328 km², roughly 976 for every square kilometre. Its plates turn up far beyond the state, because a code follows the car and not the buyer's address.
KNE Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KNE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNE-128AA | MITSUBISHI SPACE STAR | CUSTOM | |
| KNE-174AA | Volkswagen Golf Wagon | White | |
| KNE-236AA | Chrysler Cruiser Car | Ash | |
| KNE-305AA | Gulf | Blue | |
| KNE-507AA | TOYOTA COROLLA | BLACK | |
| KNE-628AA | ROVER 620 | CUSTOM | |
| KNE-741AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | GOLDEN | |
| KNE-222AA | HONDA ACCORD ACCORD | ASH |
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 KNE
- Local Government Area
- Okene
- State
- Kogi
- Headquarters
- Okene
- Population
- 320,260 (2006)
- Area
- 328 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 KNE Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KNE places the paperwork in Okene. 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 KNE plate away from Kogi 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 KNE plate number
What does the KNE plate number mean?
KNE is the registration code of Okene Local Government Area in Kogi. 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 KNE plate number from?
Kogi. The code identifies the local government area — Okene — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KNE in Kogi
Codes either side of KNE in the Kogi directory.
Have a whole KNE 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.