SDM Plate Number Meaning: Sandamu, Katsina
The SDM plate number is registered in Sandamu 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.
Sandamu uses SDM. The 2006 census put 137,287 residents on 282 km², about 487 for every square kilometre. The code is fixed at first registration and travels with the vehicle rather than with the person driving it. They are read left to right, ahead of the digits.
SDM Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the SDM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDM-174AA | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF III | RED | |
| SDM-236AA | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | CUSTOM | |
| SDM-111AA | HONDA ACCORD | DARK GREE | |
| SDM-222AA | HONDA SHUTTLE | CUSTOM |
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 SDM
- Local Government Area
- Sandamu
- State
- Katsina
- Population
- 137,287 (2006)
- Area
- 282 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 SDM Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so SDM places the paperwork in Sandamu. 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 SDM 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 SDM plate number
What does the SDM plate number mean?
SDM is the registration code of Sandamu 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 SDM plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Sandamu — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to SDM in Katsina
Codes either side of SDM in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole SDM 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.