MRD Plate Number Meaning: Maradun, Zamfara
The MRD plate number is registered in Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Maradun, seat at Maradun town, registers as MRD. The 2006 census recorded 210,852 residents over 2,728 km², roughly 77 for every square kilometre. The code is replaced only by re-registration in another district; a sale leaves it as issued. Nothing after them on the plate names anywhere at all.
MRD Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the MRD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRD-222AA | TOYOTA AVENSIS | WHITE |
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 MRD
- Local Government Area
- Maradun
- State
- Zamfara
- Headquarters
- Maradun
- Population
- 210,852 (2006)
- Area
- 2,728 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 MRD Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so MRD places the paperwork in Maradun. 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 MRD plate away from Zamfara 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 MRD plate number
What does the MRD plate number mean?
MRD is the registration code of Maradun Local Government Area in Zamfara. 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 MRD plate number from?
Zamfara. The code identifies the local government area — Maradun — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to MRD in Zamfara
Codes either side of MRD in the Zamfara directory.
Have a whole MRD 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.