Vehicle registration plates of Kazakhstan

Plate for private vehicles
Plate for non-private vehicles

The current format of vehicle registration plates of Kazakhstan uses black letters on a white background with a Kazakh flag and the country code KZ on the left.[1] The two digit area code is located on the square located on the right and the rest of the plate follows the format 111AAA. This format was introduced in 2011 and was implemented from August 2012.

Design until August 2012

Vehicle registration plate of Kazakhstan for Almaty
Plate for non-private vehicles

This format of vehicle registration plates of Kazakhstan used black letters on a white background. Each registration plate consisted of a single letter identifying the area and three digits and two letters identifying the non-individual car (for example: A 001 AA) or of a single letter identifying the area and three digits and three letters identifying the individual car (for example: A 585 CUO)[1]

Special registration plates also exist. Cars registered to non-Kazakh individuals and organizations have registration plates with black letters on a yellow background.[2] Diplomatic vehicles use registration plates with white letters on a red background.[1]

Regional codes

New Area Code Old Area Code City/Area
01 Z Astana
02 A Almaty
03 C, O, W Akmola Region
04 D Aktobe Region
05 B, V Almaty Region
06 E Atyrau Region
07 L West Kazakhstan Region
08 H Zhambyl Region
09 K, M Karagandy Region; until 1997 Jezkazgan Province
10 P, W Kostanay Region
11 N Kyzylorda Region
12 R Mangystau Region
13 X Turkestan Region
14 S Pavlodar Region
15 O, T North Kazakhstan Region
16 F, U East Kazakhstan Region
17 - Shymkent
18 - Abai Region
19 - Jetisu Region
20 - Ulytau Region

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Codes on government plates

Code Organisation
01 President
02 Prime Minister
03 Mazhilis
04 Senate
05 Secretary of State
AV, AST Government and administration, senators
SK Presidential Security ("Security Kazakhstan")
NS National security
АС (AW*, KP*) Ministry of Internal Affairs
SP* Tax Police (Salyk policijasy)
ТC* Custom Committee
VP* Almaty municipal car
PK* General Prosecutor
АА Akym (Head of the region)
1 Akym (Head of the region)
2-120 Akym of the city (and their office)

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Codes on diplomatic plates

Code Country or organisation
001 United States
002 Iran
003 China
004 Turkey
005 Germany
006 Pakistan
007 Israel
008 India
009 Canada
010 North Korea
011 France
012 Mongolia
013 Italy
014 Cuba
015 Hungary
016 Libya
017 Romania
018 United Kingdom
019 Russia
020 Armenia
021 Japan
022  Switzerland
023 Uzbekistan
024 Palestine
025 South Korea
026 Egypt
027 Czech Republic
028 Lithuania
029 Georgia
031 Tajikistan
032 Poland
033 Bulgaria
034 Ukraine
035 Afghanistan
036 Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program
037 UNICEF
038 Lebanon
039 Kyrgyzstan
040 European Union
041 Vatican City
042 Netherlands
043 Croatia
044 Australia
045 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
046 UNESCO
047 MIR
048 International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
049 Malaysia
050 Greece
051 Belgium
052 Saudi Arabia
053 Islamic Development Bank
054 Belarus
055 Asian Development Bank
056 International Organization for Migration
057 Eurasian Economic Community
058 OSCE
059 Thailand
060 Latvia
061 Turkmenistan
062 Spain
063 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
064 Red Cross
065 United Nations
067 Sweden
068 Austria
069 Yemen
070 Sovereign Military Order of Malta
071 South Africa
072 Norway
073 Azerbaijan
074 Slovakia
075 Denmark
076 Finland
078 International Finance Corporation
079 United Arab Emirates
080 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia
081 Eurasian Development Bank
082 Brazil
083 Central Asia Regional AIDS Project Management Team
084 Oman
085 Jordan
086 World Health Organization
087 Vietnam
088 Qatar
089 Iraq
097 United Nations Development Program
100 Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Codes on Soviet era plates

Suffix City/Province
АК Akmola Province
ЦЛ Akmola Province
АП Alma-Ata Province
АТ Alma-Ata
АЮ Aktobe Province
ВА East Kazakhstan Province
ВК East Kazakhstan Province
ГУ Atyrau Province
ГТ Atyrau Province
ДЖ Jambyl Province
ДК Jezkazgan Province
ЗК West Kazakhstan Province
КЗ Kyzylorda Province
КТ Kokshetau Province
КЩ Kostanay Province
МШ Mangystau Province
НЖ Kostanay Province
ПА Pavlodar Province
СК North Kazakhstan Province
СП Semipalatinsk Province
ТГ Torgay Province
ТК Taldykorgan Province
УТ West Kazakhstan Province
ЧМ South Kazakhstan Province
ША Atyrau Province
ЮК South Kazakhstan Province

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "License plates of cars in Kazakhstan. The procedure for obtaining and recovery for loss". egov. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ "Kazakhstan". licenseplatemania.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. ^ a b "5. Digital codes, forms and samples of state registration license plates of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Traffic rules of the Republic of Kazakhstan". 24pdd.kz. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

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