Papua New Guinea license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for Papua New Guinea.
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How to read the plate
A Papua New Guinea plate has three letters and three digits separated by a diamond (BAA·000), with PNG at the top. The first letter of the series shows the province of registration: B is the National Capital District (Port Moresby), L Morobe, M Madang and so on; Jiwaka uses the three-letter prefix JWK. The letters P and Z are reserved for provincial and national government vehicles, and Q is not issued.
Region map
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Region codes
22 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| National Capital District | |
| Central Province | |
| Western Province | |
| Eastern Highlands | |
| Milne Bay | |
| Gulf Province | |
| Western Highlands | |
| Chimbu (Simbu) | |
| Manus | |
| Jiwaka | |
| West New Britain | |
| Morobe | |
| Madang | |
| New Ireland | |
| Oro (Northern Province) | |
| East New Britain | |
| Southern Highlands | |
| Hela | |
| Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
| Sandaun (West Sepik) | |
| East Sepik | |
| National series (before 1993) Nationwide series issued until about 1993. The letter A does not indicate a province. |
History
From independence in 1975 until about 1993 a nationwide AAA-000 series without regions was issued. Earlier plates carried TP or TNG (1920–1949), then TP&NG (1951–1973), and in 1973 plates of the PNG83-000 type appeared.
