“Farming Is Our Pride” : Codes On Zamfara State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“Farming Is Our Pride” : What the alphanumeric codes on Zamfara License Plates stands for. 

The unique number plate combination used by Private and Commercial vehicles is in the format ABC-123DE. 

The first three letters (ABC) indicates the Local Government Area (LGA) where the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles in Zamfara State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “Farming Is Our Pride”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Like any other plates issued across the country, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with each of the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Areas (LGA) in Zamfara or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

The following are the first three letters on Zamfara State plate numbers and the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered.

ANKA – ANK

BAKURA – BKA

BUKKUYUM – BKM

BUNGUDU – BUG

GUMI – GMM

GUSAU – GUS

KAURA-NAMODA – KRN

BIRNIN MAGAJI – BMJ

MARADUN – MRD

MARU – MRR

SHINKAFI – SKF

TALATA-MAFARA – TMA

TSAFE – TSF

ZURMI – ZRM

ABC-123DE

In addition to the first three letters, which indicates the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered, the next three digits on the number plates are numbers while the last two letters are used for numbering.

Like other plates issued across the Nation, license plates generally have white background while the color of the numbers varies by vehicle type. Numbers is imprinted in blue for Private vehicles while Commercial vehicles like Danfo buses use red.

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