MAG Plate Number Meaning: Maiduguri, Borno
The MAG plate number is registered in Maiduguri Local Government Area, Borno. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
MAG marks Maiduguri. Around 791,200 residents (2022) live within 105.50 km², about 7,500 for every square kilometre, which is city density rather than district density. Its code is allocated on the same terms as the emptiest district in the state: one local government area, three letters.
MAG Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the MAG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAG-128AA | TOYOTA LEXUS JEEP | GOLDEN | |
| MAG-174AA | PEUGEOT SALON | CUSTOM | |
| MAG-305AA | HONDA ACCORD 2003 | GOLDEN | |
| MAG-419AA | MERCEDES BENZ 190 | MILK | |
| MAG-507AA | OPEL VECTRA | CUSTOM | |
| MAG-628AA | PEUGEOT PLUP | CUSTOM | |
| MAG-111AA | Toyota Land Cruiser | Gold | |
| MAG-123AA | PEUGEOT 406 | 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 MAG
- Local Government Area
- Maiduguri
- State
- Borno
- Headquarters
- Maiduguri
- Population
- 791,200 (2022)
- Area
- 105.5 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 MAG Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so MAG places the paperwork in Maiduguri. 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 MAG plate away from Borno 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 MAG plate number
What does the MAG plate number mean?
MAG is the registration code of Maiduguri Local Government Area in Borno. 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 MAG plate number from?
Borno. The code identifies the local government area — Maiduguri — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to MAG in Borno
Codes either side of MAG in the Borno directory.
Have a whole MAG 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.