MTZ Plate Number Meaning: Matazu, Katsina
The MTZ plate number is registered in Matazu 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.
Matazu uses MTZ. The 2006 census counted 115,325 residents over 503 km², about 229 for every square kilometre. Each district in the state has exactly one code, and a plate keeps the one it was issued under. The code was issued with the papers and outlives most of them.
MTZ Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the MTZ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTZ-128AA | MERCEDES-BENZ BENZ 91 | ASH | |
| MTZ-305AA | PEUGEOT 607 | 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 MTZ
- Local Government Area
- Matazu
- State
- Katsina
- Population
- 115,325 (2006)
- Area
- 503 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 MTZ Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so MTZ places the paperwork in Matazu. 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 MTZ 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 MTZ plate number
What does the MTZ plate number mean?
MTZ is the registration code of Matazu 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 MTZ plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Matazu — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to MTZ in Katsina
Codes either side of MTZ in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole MTZ 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.