Rwanda license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Rwanda.

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Custom text: real plates never carry this combination.

This image is not a license plate: it must not be fitted to a vehicle and does not mean the combination is available.

How to read the plate

No region code

You cannot tell the region from this country's plates.

Series and number

Letters and digits — the registration itself.

County

The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

A Rwandan private plate has black characters on white: R, two more letters, three digits and a letter (RAB 272H). It is a national series of the revenue authority RRA, and the plate shows no region.

Region codes

10 regions

Region	Code
Kigali PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	A
Gitarama PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	B
Butare PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	C
Gikongoro PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	D
Cyangugu PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	E
Kibuye PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	F
Gisenyi PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	G
Ruhengeri PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	H
Byumba PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	I
Kibungo PrefectureFirst letter of old plates marking the prefecture (amateur reference only). Prefectures were abolished in 2006.	J

History

The RAA… series has been issued since the 2000s; the sources give no exact date. According to an amateur reference, the first letter of the number used to show the prefecture (A for Kigali … J for Kibungo); prefectures were abolished in 2006.