Zambia license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Zambia.

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Plate types

How to read the plate

Country code

Z is the international code of the country of registration.

Region on old plates

Current plates show no region; only old ones did.

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 Zambian plate has three letters, one to four digits and sometimes a final letter (ADD 4077 T). Under ZS 266 the front plate has red characters on white and the rear plate is yellow; on the left are ZAMBIA and the coat of arms. Officially the plate carries no region.

Region codes

21 regions

Region	Code
Lusaka (city)Town-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AA
Lusaka (district)Town-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AB
NdolaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AC
KitweTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AD
KalulushiTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AE
MufuliraTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AF
ChingolaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AG
KabweTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AH
SerenjeTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AI
LivingstoneTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AJ
ChomaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AK
MazabukaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AL
MonzeTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AM
KafueTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AN
LuanshyaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AO
KasamaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AP
ChinsaliTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AQ
ChipataTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AR
SolweziTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AT
MonguTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AU
MansaTown-of-registration letters at the start of the series, per an amateur reference; not confirmed to apply today.	AV

History

The format of three letters and digits dates from 1975, and ZS 266 plates with the coat of arms from the 2000s. According to an amateur reference, the first two letters of the series used to indicate the town of registration (AA for Lusaka … AV for Mansa); Wikipedia does not confirm this, so the town codes are marked as historical.