| NUMBER PLATES INDONESIA |
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| INTRODUCTION |
| The vehicle
license plate system used in Indonesia are a legacy of the Dutch occupation era. They
don't reflect the current regional divisions of the country by using Province, but still
use the old Dutch style 'Karesidenan' regions. Except for some
special cases, every vehicle license plate in Indonesia follows this format: one or two
letters denoting area of registration, followed by up to four digits of number, and
followed by optional one or two letters. For example: D 1028 EB is a vehicle registered in
Bandung, because it begins with letter D. |
| CLASSES
OF LICENSE PLATES |
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There are several classes
of license plates, each can be distinguished by their color:
- White on black: the most common type of license plate, this is for
normal vehicles owned by citizens.
- Red on white: for vehicles that haven't been registered yet, or for
new cars that have no owners yet.
- Black on yellow: for public transportation vehicles, such as buses or
taxis.
- White on red: for goverment's vehicles.
- Black on white: for vehicles belonging to foreign countries. Commonly
used by foreign embassy's or International organizations vehicles. Diplomatic license with
CD number plates
- Military, police or fire brigade have their own colors, and usually
include their insignia and/or the rank of the officer owning the vehicle.
- There are also other special convention, such as for vehicles used by
President, Vice President or other senior government officials.
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| AREA
OF REGISTRATION |
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The following lists the
area of registration of license plates. It uses one or two letters to denote area of
registration.
- A: Banten
- AA: Kedu
- AB: Yogyakarta
- AD: Surakarta
- AE: Madiun
- AG: Kediri
- B: Jakarta
- BA: West Sumatra
- BB: North Sumatra
- BD: Bengkulu
- BE: Lampung
- BG: South Sumatra
- BH: Jambi
- BK: North Sumatra
- BL: Aceh
- BM: Riau
- BN: Bangka
- D: Priangan (area of Bandung)
- DA: South Kalimantan
- DB: Minahasa
- DD: South Sulawesi
- DE: South Maluku
- DG: North Maluku
- DH: Timor
- DK: Bali
- DL: Sangihe
- DM: North Sulawesi
- DN: Central Sulawesi
- DR: Lombok
- DS: Papua
- E: Cirebon
- EA: Sumbawa
- EB: Flores
- ED: Sumba
- F: Bogor
- G: Pekalongan
- H: Semarang
- K: Pati
- KB: West Kalimantan
- KH: Central Kalimantan
- KT: East Kalimantan
- L: Surabaya
- M: Madura
- N: Malang
- P: Besuki
- R: Banyumas
- S: Bojonegoro
- T: Purwakarta
- W: Surabaya area
- Z: East Bandung
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| LICENSE
PLATE OF SENIOR GOVERMENT OFFICIALS |