KNT Plate Number Meaning: Kontagora, Niger
The KNT plate number is registered in Kontagora Local Government Area, Niger. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
KNT belongs to Kontagora, administered from Kontagora town, with 98,763 residents at the 2006 census. The code is issued once, with the papers, and read back later exactly as it was given, whoever owns the vehicle by then. Everything else about the car comes from its chassis number.
KNT Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KNT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNT-419AA | MITSUBISHI CANTER | CUSTOM | |
| KNT-507AA | Toyota Corolla Saloon | Custom | |
| KNT-628AA | Toyota Corolla Wagon | Custom | |
| KNT-741AA | Ford Focus Saloon Car | Custom | |
| KNT-853AA | MITSUBISHI CANTER | CUSTOM | |
| KNT-956AA | Toyota Camry Saloon Car | Custom | |
| KNT-123AA | Honda Accord | Custom | |
| KNT-987AA | Toyota Carina | 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 KNT
- Local Government Area
- Kontagora
- State
- Niger
- Headquarters
- Kontagora
- Population
- 98,763 (2006)
Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.
What the KNT Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KNT places the paperwork in Kontagora. 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 KNT plate away from Niger 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 KNT plate number
What does the KNT plate number mean?
KNT is the registration code of Kontagora Local Government Area in Niger. 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 KNT plate number from?
Niger. The code identifies the local government area — Kontagora — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KNT in Niger
Codes either side of KNT in the Niger directory.
Have a whole KNT 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.