KUR Plate Number Meaning: Kura, Kano
The KUR plate number is registered in Kura Local Government Area, Kano. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
KUR is issued in Kura, seat at Kura town. About 144,601 people lived over its 206 km² in 2006, some 702 for every square kilometre. Codes are allocated per district, so thousands of unrelated cars share these letters and differ in what follows.
KUR Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KUR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUR-305AA | HONDA ACCORD | ASH | |
| KUR-111AA | HONDA ACCORD | BLACK | |
| KUR-999AA | Peugeot 206 | Custom | |
| KUR-987AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | GREY |
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 KUR
- Local Government Area
- Kura
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Kura
- Population
- 144,601 (2006)
- Area
- 206 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 KUR Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KUR places the paperwork in Kura. 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 KUR plate away from Kano 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 KUR plate number
What does the KUR plate number mean?
KUR is the registration code of Kura Local Government Area in Kano. 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 KUR plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Kura — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KUR in Kano
Codes either side of KUR in the Kano directory.
Have a whole KUR 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.