Colombia license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for Colombia.
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How to read the plate
A Colombian private car plate is yellow with a black border, three letters and three digits (NOJ 122) and a small round seal between the groups. The name of the municipality whose transit office issued the plate is stamped at the bottom — SEVILLA or BOGOTA D.C., for example; public service vehicles have white plates. The letters themselves do not officially mark the region: series are shared out among transit offices, but vehicles are transferred between them. Motorcycles, trailers and diplomats have COLOMBIA instead of a city.
Region map
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Region codes
26 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| Armenia | |
| Barranquilla | |
| Bogotá | |
| Bucaramanga | |
| Cali | |
| Cartagena | |
| Chía | |
| Cúcuta | |
| Envigado | |
| Funza | |
| Ibagué | |
| Itagüí | |
| Manizales | |
| Medellín | |
| Montería | |
| Neiva | |
| Pasto | |
| Pereira | |
| Popayán | |
| Sabaneta | |
| San Andrés | |
| Santa Marta | |
| Sevilla | |
| Soacha | |
| Tunja | |
| Villavicencio |
History
In 1972–1990 plates were black, reading AB 1234 with COLOMBIA; the first letter or pair of letters pointed to the city (AA Bogotá, KA Medellín), according to press and enthusiast sources. Before 1972 plates were issued by departments and municipalities. Yellow plates with the city at the bottom appeared in the 1990s; Bogotá's caption changed from BOGOTA D.E. (until 1991) to STFE DE BOGOTA (1991–2000) and BOGOTA D.C. (since 2000).
