Kazakhstan license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for Kazakhstan.
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How to read the plate
A Kazakh plate reads left to right: the flag and the letters KZ on the left, then three digits and three Latin letters — the number and series. A separate box on the right holds the two-digit region code: 01 is Astana, 02 is Almaty, 17 is Shymkent, the rest are regions. Company vehicles have two letters instead of three (123 AB 01).
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Region codes
22 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| Astana Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Almaty Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Akmola Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Aktobe Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Almaty Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Atyrau Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| West Kazakhstan Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Jambyl Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Karaganda Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Kostanay Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Kyzylorda Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Mangystau Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Turkistan Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Pavlodar Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| North Kazakhstan Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| East Kazakhstan Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Shymkent | |
| Abai Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Jetisu Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Ulytau Region Region letter on 1993-pattern plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Kokshetau Region (abolished 1997) The region was abolished in 1997 and its territory went to neighbouring regions. The letter survives only on old 1993-pattern plates. | |
| Torgay Region (abolished 1997) The region was abolished in 1997 and its territory went to neighbouring regions. The letter survives only on old 1993-pattern plates. |
History
The current plates have been issued since 2012. On the 1993-pattern plates the region was a Latin letter on the left (A 123 BCD: A for Almaty, Z for Astana) — such plates can still be seen. Code 17 went to Shymkent in 2018; codes 18–20 appeared in 2022 with the new Abai, Jetisu and Ulytau regions.
