KTS Plate Number Meaning: Ikot-Abasi, Akwa Ibom
The KTS plate number is registered in Ikot-Abasi 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.
KTS belongs to Ikot Abasi, seat at Ikot Abasi town. About 169,200 residents (2022) share 280.80 km², some 603 to the square kilometre. The first three letters of a Nigerian plate identify a local government area and are the only part a directory like this can decode.
KTS Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KTS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KTS-853AA | CHERY TIGGO | BLACK | |
| KTS-987AA | NISSAN SERENA | RED |
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 KTS
- Local Government Area
- Ikot-Abasi
- State
- Akwa Ibom
- Headquarters
- Ikot Abasi
- Population
- 169,200 (2022)
- Area
- 280.8 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 KTS Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KTS places the paperwork in Ikot-Abasi. 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 KTS 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 KTS plate number
What does the KTS plate number mean?
KTS is the registration code of Ikot-Abasi 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 KTS plate number from?
Akwa Ibom. The code identifies the local government area — Ikot-Abasi — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KTS in Akwa Ibom
Codes either side of KTS in the Akwa Ibom directory.
Have a whole KTS 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.