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 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)
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 Code | Old Area Code | City/Area |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Z | Astana |
| 02 | A | Almaty |
| 03 | C, O, W | Akmola Province |
| 04 | D | Aktobe Province |
| 05 | B, V | Almaty Province |
| 06 | E | Atyrau Province |
| 07 | L | West Kazakhstan Province |
| 08 | H | Zhambyl Province |
| 09 | K, M | Karagandy Province |
| 10 | P, W | Kostanay Province |
| 11 | N | Kyzylorda Province |
| 12 | R | Mangystau Province |
| 13 | X | South Kazakhstan Province |
| 14 | S | Pavlodar Province |
| 15 | O, T | North Kazakhstan Province |
| 16 | F, U | East Kazakhstan Province |
| 17 | - | reserved |
| 18 | - | reserved |
| 19 | - | reserved |
| 20 | - | reserved |
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) |
Codes on Soviet era plates
| Suffix | City/Province |
|---|---|
| АК | 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 | Sempalatinsk Province |
| ТГ | Torgay Province |
| ТК | Taldykorgan Province |
| УТ | West Kazakhstan Province |
| ЦЛ | Akmola Province |
| ЧМ | South Kazakhstan Province |
| ША | Atyrau Province |
| ЮК | South Kazakhstan Province |
External links
Media related to License plates of Kazakhstan at Wikimedia Commons