Vehicle registration plates of Kazakhstan

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. 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

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 644 DC) or of a single letter identifying the area and three digits and three letters identifying the individual car (for example: A 643 KCG)

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

Regional codes

New Area CodeOld Area CodeCity/Area01ZAstana02AAlmaty03C, O, WAkmola Region04DAktobe Region05B, VAlmaty Region06EAtyrau Region07LWest Kazakhstan Region 08HZhambyl Region09K, MKaragandy Region; until 1997 Jezkazgan Province10P, WKostanay Region11NKyzylorda Region12RMangystau Region 13XTurkestan Region14SPavlodar Region15O, TNorth Kazakhstan Region16F, UEast Kazakhstan Region17-Shymkent18-Abai Region19-Jetisu Region20-Ulytau Region

Codes on government plates

Code Organisation01President02Prime Minister03Mazhilis04Senate05Secretary of StateAV, ASTGovernment and administration, senatorsSKPresidential Security ("Security Kazakhstan") NSNational securityАС (AW*, KP*)Ministry of Internal AffairsSP*Tax Police (Salyk policijasy) ТC*Custom CommitteeVP*Almaty municipal carPK*General ProsecutorААAkym (Head of the region)1Akym (Head of the region)2-120Akym of the city (and their office)

Codes on diplomatic plates Code Country or organisation001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019020021022023024025026027028029031032033034035036Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program037038039040041042043044045United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees046047MIR048International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea049050051052053Islamic Development Bank054055Asian Development Bank056International Organization for Migration057Eurasian Economic Community058059060061062063United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime064065067068069070071072073074075076078International Finance Corporation079080Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia081Eurasian Development Bank082083Central Asia Regional AIDS Project Management Team084085086087088089097United Nations Development Program100Ministry 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

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