MLF Plate Number Meaning: Malumfashi, Katsina
The MLF plate number is registered in Malumfashi Local Government Area, Katsina. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
MLF marks Malumfashi, run from Malumfashi town. Around 182,920 people were counted there in 2006 across 674 km², near 271 to the square kilometre. The code stays on the plate until the vehicle is registered in a different local government area.
MLF Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the MLF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLF-236AA | HONDA CIVIC | BLUE | |
| MLF-419AA | PEUGEOT 406 | BLUE | |
| MLF-999AA | HONDA ACCORD | GOLDEN | |
| MLF-987AA | GOLF WAGON |
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 MLF
- Local Government Area
- Malumfashi
- State
- Katsina
- Headquarters
- Malumfashi
- Population
- 182,920 (2006)
- Area
- 674 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 MLF Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so MLF places the paperwork in Malumfashi. 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 MLF plate away from Katsina 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 MLF plate number
What does the MLF plate number mean?
MLF is the registration code of Malumfashi Local Government Area in Katsina. 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 MLF plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Malumfashi — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to MLF in Katsina
Codes either side of MLF in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole MLF 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.