Plate code

KTE Plate Number Meaning: Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom

The KTE plate number is registered in Ikot-Ekpene Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom. 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 KTE code — Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom
A plate issued in Ikot-Ekpene carries the KTE code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

Ikot Ekpene, run from the town of the same name, registers as KTE. The 2006 census counted 143,077 residents on 116 km², about 1,233 to the square kilometre. Codes do not travel with owners; they stay on the vehicle until its registration moves.

KTE Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the KTE 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
KTE-128AA NISSAN SERENA CUSTOM
KTE-236AA Golf 3 Wagon Ash
KTE-956AA TOYOTA CAMRY CUSTOM
KTE-111AA TOYOTA COROLLA ASH
KTE-222AA M/Benz 230e Custom
KTE-999AA FORD EXPEDITION CUSTOM
KTE-123AA HONDA ACCORD ASH
KTE-987AA HONDA CIVIC BLACK

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 KTE

Local Government Area
Ikot-Ekpene
State
Akwa Ibom
Headquarters
Ikot Ekpene
Population
143,077 (2006)
Area
116 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 KTE Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KTE places the paperwork in Ikot-Ekpene. 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 KTE plate away from Akwa Ibom 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 KTE plate number

What does the KTE plate number mean?

KTE is the registration code of Ikot-Ekpene Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom. 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 KTE plate number from?

Akwa Ibom. The code identifies the local government area — Ikot-Ekpene — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole KTE 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.