KWM Plate Number Meaning: Kwami, Gombe
The KWM plate number is registered in Kwami Local Government Area, Gombe. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Kwami uses KWM. Around 195,298 residents lived across its 1,787 km² in 2006, some 109 for every square kilometre. The code stays with the car through resale and changes only on re-registration in another local government area. A directory resolves them; nothing on a plate resolves to a person.
KWM Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KWM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KWM-128AA | TOYOTA COROLLA | CUSTOM | |
| KWM-419AA | TOYOTA HILUX (PICK UP) | CUSTOM | |
| KWM-507AA | TOYOTA Corolla | Custom | |
| KWM-628AA | TOYOTA YARIS | CUSTOM | |
| KWM-741AA | HONDA ACCORD | 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 KWM
- Local Government Area
- Kwami
- State
- Gombe
- Headquarters
- Mallam Sidi
- Population
- 195,298 (2006)
- Area
- 1,787 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 KWM Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KWM places the paperwork in Kwami. 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 KWM plate away from Gombe 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 KWM plate number
What does the KWM plate number mean?
KWM is the registration code of Kwami Local Government Area in Gombe. 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 KWM plate number from?
Gombe. The code identifies the local government area — Kwami — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KWM in Gombe
Codes either side of KWM in the Gombe directory.
Have a whole KWM 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.