KWB Plate Number Meaning: Jaba, Kaduna
The KWB plate number is registered in Jaba Local Government Area, Kaduna. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Jaba, run from Kwoi, uses KWB. The 2006 census put 155,973 residents on 531 km², near 294 for every square kilometre. A code identifies where a registration was opened; the chassis number is what identifies the car it was opened for.
KWB Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KWB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KWB-128AA | TOYOTA 2000 | GREEN | |
| KWB-236AA | NISSAN CABSTER | CUSTOM | |
| KWB-305AA | TOYOTA TOYOTA MATRIX | CUSTOM | |
| KWB-419AA | TOYOTA | CUSTOM | |
| KWB-111AA | HONDA ACCORD | CUSTOM | |
| KWB-222AA | MITSUBISHI mitsubishi - S/WAGON | CUSTOM | |
| KWB-123AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | 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 KWB
- Local Government Area
- Jaba
- State
- Kaduna
- Headquarters
- Kwoi
- Population
- 155,973 (2006)
- Area
- 531 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 KWB Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KWB places the paperwork in Jaba. 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 KWB plate away from Kaduna 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 KWB plate number
What does the KWB plate number mean?
KWB is the registration code of Jaba Local Government Area in Kaduna. 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 KWB plate number from?
Kaduna. The code identifies the local government area — Jaba — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KWB in Kaduna
Codes either side of KWB in the Kaduna directory.
Have a whole KWB 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.