MAH Plate Number Meaning: Maiha, Adamawa
The MAH plate number is registered in Maiha Local Government Area, Adamawa. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Maiha, run from Maiha town, is behind MAH. Around 169,900 people (2022) live over 1,346 km², about 126 for every square kilometre. The code is part of the registration record, which is why it can be looked up years after a car has changed hands.
MAH Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the MAH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAH-174AA | Toyota Corolla | Custom | |
| MAH-236AA | 504 | Custom | |
| MAH-419AA | Daihatsu Applause | Custom | |
| MAH-507AA | Starlet | Custom | |
| MAH-741AA | TOYOTA COROLLA | CUSTOM | |
| MAH-111AA | TOYOTA COROLLA | BLACK | |
| MAH-222AA | Corolla | Custom | |
| MAH-123AA | MITSUBISHI | BLUE |
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 MAH
- Local Government Area
- Maiha
- State
- Adamawa
- Headquarters
- Maiha
- Population
- 169,900 (2022)
- Area
- 1,346 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 MAH Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so MAH places the paperwork in Maiha. 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 MAH plate away from Adamawa 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 MAH plate number
What does the MAH plate number mean?
MAH is the registration code of Maiha Local Government Area in Adamawa. 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 MAH plate number from?
Adamawa. The code identifies the local government area — Maiha — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to MAH in Adamawa
Codes either side of MAH in the Adamawa directory.
Have a whole MAH 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.