WDL Plate Number Meaning: Wudil, Kano
The WDL plate number is registered in Wudil Local Government Area, Kano. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Wudil uses WDL, from its headquarters at Wudil. The 2006 census put 185,189 people on 362 km², some 512 for every square kilometre. Three letters name the district of registration; the rest of the plate is a serial and names nothing.
WDL Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the WDL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WDL-305AA | TOYOTA COROLLA | CUSTOM | |
| WDL-419AA | PEUGEOT 206 | RED | |
| WDL-628AA | HONDA CIVIC | N/A | |
| WDL-741AA | Golf | Custom | |
| WDL-111AA | HONDA CRV | NAVY 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 WDL
- Local Government Area
- Wudil
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Wudil
- Population
- 185,189 (2006)
- Area
- 362 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 WDL Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so WDL places the paperwork in Wudil. 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 WDL plate away from Kano 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 WDL plate number
What does the WDL plate number mean?
WDL is the registration code of Wudil Local Government Area in Kano. 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 WDL plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Wudil — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to WDL in Kano
Codes either side of WDL in the Kano directory.
Have a whole WDL 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.