Initially, all regional automobile codes were two-digit and coincided with the numbers of regions (from 01 to 89) - subjects of the Russian Federation according to their order in the Constitution of the Russian Federation (Article 65, paragraph 1) as amended at the time of the creation of the standard for state automobile license plates, effective from 1 January 1994. But with the growth of the country’s vehicle fleet and changes in the list of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the need for additional codes, including three-digit ones, arose. In this article, we have collected all the existing codes on Russian license plates and which region is assigned to them.
Previously, it was believed that three-digit codes with only numbers 1 and 7 (they are the narrowest) would fit on a license plate, so only them were used (this was legalized). A new three-digit region code was formed from the old one by adding the number 1 or 7 to the beginning (from 63 163 were “born”, then 763). Then it suddenly became clear that any numbers fit, and in 2021 a law was passed allowing the use of numbers 1-9 in three-digit codes of regions of the Russian Federation (link to the law).
Any area code allows for the use of no more than 1,726,272 number combinations. The restriction is caused by the ban on using letters other than A, B, E, K, M, N, O, R, S, T, U and X for series (the reason is that they are written the same in Cyrillic and Latin).
Kia Sorento with license plates 797 region (Moscow)
Which region of the Russian Federation is encrypted on license plates (current list 2021)
Updated November 2, 2021
The table indicates which region is assigned to which number as of 2021, the numbers are sorted by serial number. Next to the code there is information about which region is currently assigned to it. If the required code is not in the list, it means it is outdated or not used. Outdated numbers will be in a separate section below. For regions of the Russian Federation with several codes there is also a special section below.
| Region code | Region | The largest cities in the region |
| 01 | Republic of Adygea | Maykop, Adygeisk |
| 02 | Republic of Bashkortostan (1993–2006) | Ufa, Agidel, Baymak, Belebey, Beloretsk, Birsk, Blagoveshchensk, Davlekanovo, Dyurtyuli, Ishimbay, Kumertau, Meleuz, Neftekamsk, Oktyabrsky, Salavat, Sibay, Sterlitamak, Tuymazy, Uchaly, Yanaul |
| 03 | The Republic of Buryatia | Ulan-Ude, Babushkin, Gusinoozersk, Zakamensk, Kyakhta, Severobaikalsk |
| 04 | Altai Republic | Gorno-Altaisk |
| 05 | The Republic of Dagestan | Makhachkala, Buynaksk, Dagestan Lights, Derbent, Izberbash, Kaspiysk, Kizilyurt, Kizlyar, Khasavyurt, Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk |
| 06 | The Republic of Ingushetia | Magas, Karabulak, Malgobek, Nazran |
| 07 | Kabardino-Balkarian Republic | Nalchik, Baksan, Maisky, Nartkala, Prokhladny, Terek, Tyrnyauz, Chegem |
| 08 | Republic of Kalmykia | Elista, Gorodovikovsk, Lagan |
| 09 | Karachay-Cherkess Republic | Cherkessk, Karachaevsk, Teberda, Ust-Dzheguta |
| 10 | Republic of Karelia | Petrozavodsk, Belomorsk, Kem, Kondopoga, Kostomuksha, Lahdenpokhya, Medvezhyegorsk, Olonets, Pitkyaranta, Pudozh, Segezha, Sortavala, Suoyarvi |
| 11 | Komi Republic | Syktyvkar, Vorkuta, Vuktyl, Emva, Inta, Mikun, Pechora, Sosnogorsk, Usinsk, Ukhta |
| 12 | Mari El Republic | Yoshkar-Ola, Volzhsk, Zvenigovo, Kozmodemyansk |
| 13 | The Republic of Mordovia | Saransk, Ardatov, Insar, Kovylkino, Krasnoslobodsk, Ruzaevka, Temnikov |
| 14 | The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) | Yakutsk, Aldan, Verkhoyansk, Vilyuysk, Lensk, Mirny, Neryungri, Nyurba, Olekminsk, Pokrovsk, Srednekolymsk, Tommot, Udachny |
| 15 | Republic of North Ossetia-Alania | Alagir, Ardon, Beslan, Vladikavkaz, Digora, Mozdok |
| 16 | Republic of Tatarstan (1993–2006) | Kazan, Agryz, Aznakaevo, Almetyevsk, Bavly, Bolgar, Bugulma, Buinsk, Elabuga, Zainsk, Zelenodolsk, Laishevo, Leninogorsk, Mamadysh, Mendeleevsk, Menzelinsk, Naberezhnye, Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Nurlat, Tetyushi, Chistopol |
| 17 | Tyva Republic | Ak-Dovurak, Kyzyl, Turan, Chadan, Shagonar |
| 18 | Udmurt republic | Izhevsk, Votkinsk, Glazov, Kambarka, Mozhga, Sarapul |
| 19 | The Republic of Khakassia | Abakan, Abaza, Sayanogorsk, Sorsk, Chernogorsk |
| 21 | Chuvash Republic - Chuvashia | Cheboksary, Alatyr, Kanash, Kozlovka, Mariinsky Posad, Novocheboksarsk, Tsivilsk, Shumerlya, Yadrin |
| 22 | Altai Territory (1993–2019) | Barnaul, Aleysk, Belokurikha, Biysk, Gornyak, Zarinsk, Zmeinogorsk, Kamen-on-Obi, Novoaltaisk, Rubtsovsk, Slavgorod, Yarovoye |
| 23 | Krasnodar region (1993–2005) | Krasnodar, Abinsk, Anapa, Apsheronsk, Armavir, Belorechensk, Gelendzhik, Goryachiy, Klyuch, Gulkevichi, Yeisk, Korenovsk, Kropotkin, Krymsk, Kurganinsk, Labinsk, Novokubansk, Novorossiysk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Sochi, Temryuk, Timashevsk, Tikhoretsk, Tuapse, Ust-Labinsk, Khadyzhensk |
| 24 | Krasnoyarsk Territory (1993–2009) | Krasnoyarsk, Artemovsk, Achinsk, Bogotol, Borodino, Divnogorsk, Yeniseisk, Zaozerny, Igarka, Ilansky, Kansk, Kodinsk, Lesosibirsk, Minusinsk, Nazarovo, Norilsk, Sosnovoborsk, Uzhur, Uyar, Sharypovo |
| 25 | Primorsky Krai (1993–2005) | Vladivostok, Arsenyev, Artem, Bolshoy, Kamen, Dalnerechensk, Lesozavodsk, Nakhodka, Partizansk, Spassk-Dalniy, Ussuriysk |
| 26 | Stavropol region | Stavropol, Grateful, Budennovsk, Georgievsk, Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Zelenokumsk, Izobilny, Ipatovo, Kislovodsk, Lermontov, Mineralnye, Waters, Mikhailovsk, Nevinnomyssk, Neftekumsk, Novoaleksandrovsk, Novopavlovsk, Pyatigorsk, Svetlograd |
| 27 | Khabarovsk region | Khabarovsk, Amursk, Bikin, Vyazemsky, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Sovetskaya, Gavan |
| 28 | Amur region | Blagoveshchensk, Belogorsk, Zavitinsk, Zeya, Progress, Raichikhinsk, Svobodny, Skovorodino, Tynda, Shimanovsk |
| 29 | Arhangelsk region | Arkhangelsk, Velsk, Kargopol, Kotlas, Koryazhma, Mezen, Mirny, Novodvinsk, Nyandoma, Onega, Severodvinsk, Solvychegodsk, Shenkursk |
| 30 | Astrakhan region | Astrakhan, Akhtubinsk, Kamyzyak, Narimanov, Kharabali |
| 31 | Belgorod region | Belgorod, Alekseevka, Biryuch, Valuyki, Grayvoron, Gubkin, Korocha, New, Oskol, Old, Oskol, Builder, Shebekino |
| 32 | Bryansk region | Bryansk, Dyatkovo, Zhukovka, Zlynka, Kletnya, Klintsy, Mglin, Novozybkov, Pochep, Sevsk, Seltso, Starodub, Surazh, Trubchevsk, Unecha, Fokino |
| 33 | Vladimir region | Vladimir, Alexandrov, Vyazniki, Gorokhovets, Gus-Khrustalny, Kameshkovo, Karabanovo, Kirzhach, Kovrov, Kolchugino, Kosterevo, Kurlovo, Lakinsk, Melenki, Murom, Raduzhny, Petushki, Pokrov, Sobinka, Strunino, Sudogda, Suzdal, Yuryev-Polsky |
| 34 | Volgograd region (1993–2012) | Volgograd, Volzhsky, Dubovka, Zhirnovsk, Kalach-on-Don, Kamyshin, Kotelnikovo, Kotovo, Krasnoslobodsk, Leninsk, Mikhailovka, Nikolaevsk, Novoanninsky, Pallasovka, Petrov, Val, Serafimovich, Surovikino, Uryupinsk, Frolovo |
| 35 | Vologda Region | Vologda, Babaevo, Belozersk, Veliky, Ustyug, Vytegra, Gryazovets, Kadnikov, Kirillov, Krasavino, Nikolsk, Sokol, Totma, Ustyuzhna, Kharovsk, Cherepovets |
| 36 | Voronezh region | Voronezh, Bobrov, Boguchar, Borisoglebsk, Buturlinovka, Kalach, Liski, Novovoronezh, Novokhopersk, Ostrogozhsk, Pavlovsk, Povorino, Rossosh, Semiluki, Ertil |
| 37 | Ivanovo region | Ivanovo, Vichuga, Gavrilov, Posad, Zavolzhsk, Kineshma, Komsomolsk, Kokhma, Navoloki, Ples, Privolzhsk, Puchezh, Springs, Teykovo, Furmanov, Shuya, Yuzha, Yuryevets |
| 38 | Irkutsk region | Irkutsk, Alzamay, Angarsk, Baikalsk, Biryusinsk, Bodaibo, Bratsk, Vikhorevka, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Winter, Kirensk, Nizhneudinsk, Sayansk, Svirsk, Slyudyanka, Taishet, Tulun, Usolye-Sibirskoye, Ust-Ilimsk, Ust-Kut, Cheremkhovo, Shelekhov |
| 39 | Kaliningrad region | Kaliningrad, Bagrationovsk, Baltiysk, Gvardeysk, Guryevsk, Gusev, Zelenogradsk, Krasnoznamensk, Ladushkin, Mamonovo, Neman, Nesterov, Ozersk, Pionersky, Polessk, Pravdinsk, Svetlogorsk, Svetly, Slavsk, Sovetsk, Chernyakhovsk |
| 40 | Kaluga region (1993-2019) | Kaluga, Balabanovo, Belousovo, Borovsk, Ermolino, Zhizdra, Zhukov, Kirov, Kozelsk, Kondrovo, Kremenki, Lyudinovo, Maloyaroslavets, Medyn, Meshchovsk, Mosalsk, Obninsk, Sosensky, Spas-Demensk, Sukhinichi, Tarusa, Yukhnov |
| 41 | Kamchatka Krai | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Elizovo |
| 42 | Kemerovo region (1993–2011) | Kemerovo, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Belovo, Berezovsky, Guryevsk, Kaltan, Kiselevsk, Krasnobrodsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Mariinsk, Mezhdurechensk, Myski, Novokuznetsk, Osinniki, Polysayevo, Prokopyevsk, Salair, Taiga, Tashtagol, Fireboxes, Yurga |
| 43 | Kirov region | Kirov, Belaya, Kholunitsa, Vyatskie, Polyany, Zuevka, Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirs, Kotelnich, Luza, Malmyzh, Murashi, Nolinsk, Omutninsk, Orlov, Slobodskoy, Sovetsk, Sosnovka, Urzhum, Yaransk |
| 44 | Kostroma region | Bui, Volgorechensk, Galich, Kologriv, Kostroma, Makaryev, Manturovo, Nerekhta, Neya, Soligalich, Chukhloma, Sharya |
| 45 | Kurgan region | Kurgan, Dalmatovo, Kataysk, Kurtamysh, Makushino, Petukhovo, Shadrinsk, Shumikha, Shchuchye |
| 46 | Kursk region | Kursk, Dmitriev-Lgovsky, Zheleznogorsk, Kurchatov, Lgov, Oboyan, Rylsk, Sudzha, Fatezh, Shchigry |
| 47 | Leningrad region (1993–2019) | St. Petersburg, Boksitogorsk, Volosovo, Volkhov, Vsevolozhsk, Vyborg, Vysotsk, Gatchina, Ivangorod, Kamennogorsk, Kingisepp, Kirishi, Kirovsk, Kommunar, Lodeynoye, Lomonosov, Meadows, Lyuban, Nikolskoye, Novaya, Ladoga, Otradnoye, Pikalevo, Podporozhye, Primorsk, Priozersk, Svetogorsk, Sertolovo, Slantsy, Sosnovy, Bor, Syasstroy, Tikhvin, Tosno, Shlisselburg |
| 48 | Lipetsk region | Lipetsk, Gryazi, Dankov, Yelets, Zadonsk, Lebedyan, Usman, Chaplygin |
| 49 | Magadan Region | Magadan, Susuman |
| 50 | Moscow region (1993–2001) | Moscow, Balashikha, Podolsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Korolev, Lyubertsy, Krasnogorsk, Elektrostal, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Domodedovo, Shchelkovo, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Dolgoprudny, Pushkino, Reutov, Zhukovsky, Noginsk |
| 51 | Murmansk region | Murmansk, Apatity, Severomorsk, Monchegorsk, Kandalaksha |
| 52 | Nizhny Novgorod region (1993–2009) | Nizhny, Novgorod, Arzamas, Balakhna, Bogorodsk, Bor, Vetluga, Volodarsk, Vorsma, Vyksa, Gorbatov, Gorodets, Dzerzhinsk, Zavolzhye, Knyaginino, Kstovo, Kulebaki, Lukoyanovo, Lyskovo, Navashino, Pavlovo, Pervomaisk, Perevoz, Semenov, Sergach, Uren, Chkalovsk, Shakhunya |
| 53 | Novgorod region | Veliky, Novgorod, Borovichi, Valdai, Malaya, Vishera, Okulovka, Pestovo, Soltsy, Staraya, Russa, Hill, Chudovo |
| 54 | Novosibirsk region (1993–2010) | Novosibirsk, Barabinsk, Berdsk, Bolotnoye, Iskitim, Karasuk, Kargat, Kuibyshev, Kupino, Ob, Tatarsk, Toguchin, Cherepanovo, Chulym |
| 55 | Omsk region | Omsk, Isilkul, Kalachinsk, Nazyvaevsk, Tara, Tyukalinsk |
| 56 | Orenburg region (since 1993) | Orenburg, Abdulino, Buguruslan, Buzuluk, Gai, Kuvandyk, Mednogorsk, Novotroitsk, Orsk, Sol-Iletsk, Sorochinsk, Yasny |
| 57 | Oryol Region | Orel, Bolkhov, Dmitrovsk, Livny, Maloarkhangelsk, Mtsensk, Novosil |
| 58 | Penza region | Penza, Belinsky, Gorodishche, Kamenka, Kuznetsk, Nizhny, Lomov, Nikolsk, Serdobsk, Spassk, Sursk |
| 59 | Perm region (1993–2010) | Perm, Alexandrovsk, Berezniki, Vereshchagino, Gornozavodsk, Gremyachinsk, Gubakha, Dobryanka, Kizel, Krasnovishersk, Krasnokamsk, Kudymkar, Kungur, Lysva, Nytva, Osa, Okhansk, Ocher, Solikamsk, Usolye, Tchaikovsky, Cherdyn, Chermoz, Chernushka, Chusovoy |
| 60 | Pskov region | Pskov, Velikiye, Luki, Gdov, Dno, Nevel, Novorzhev, Novosokolniki, Opochka, Island, Pechory, Porkhov, Pustoshka, Pytalovo, Sebezh |
| 61 | Rostov region (1993–2007) | Rostov-on-Don, Azov, Aksai, Bataysk, Belaya, Kalitva, Volgodonsk, Gukovo, Donetsk, Zverevo, Zernograd, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Konstantinovsk, Krasny, Sulin, Millerovo, Morozovsk, Novocherkassk, Novoshakhtinsk, Proletarsk, Salsk, Semikarakorsk, Taganrog, Tsimlyansk, Shakhty |
| 62 | Ryazan Oblast | Ryazan, Kasimov, Korablino, Mikhailov, Novomichurinsk, Rybnoye, Ryazhsk, Sasovo, Skopin, Spas-Klepiki, Spassk-Ryazansky, Shatsk |
| 63 | Samara region (1993–2007) | Samara, Zhigulevsk, Kinel, Neftegorsk, Novokuibyshevsk, Oktyabrsk, Otradny, Pokhvistnevo, Syzran, Tolyatti, Chapaevsk |
| 64 | Saratov region | Saratov, Arkadak, Atkarsk, Balakovo, Balashov, Volsk, Ershov, Kalininsk, Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny, Kut, Marks, Novouzensk, Petrovsk, Pugachev, Rtishchevo, Khvalynsk, Engels |
| 65 | Sakhalin region | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Aniva, Dolinsk, Korsakov, Kurilsk, Makarov, Nevelsk, Okha, Poronaysk, Severo-Kurilsk, Tomari, Uglegorsk, Kholmsk, Shakhtersk |
| 66 | Sverdlovsk region (1993–2006) | Ekaterinburg, Alapaevsk, Aramil, Artemovsky, Asbest, Berezovsky, Bogdanovich, Verkhniy, Tagil, Verkhnyaya, Pyshma, Verkhnyaya, Salda, Verkhoturye, Volchansk, Degtyarsk, Zarechny, Ivdel, Irbit, Kamensk-Uralsky, Kamyshlov, Karpinsk, Kachkanar, Kirovgrad, Krasnoturinsk, Krasnouralsk, Krasnoufimsk, Kushva, Mikhailovsk, Nevyansk, Nizhniye, Sergi, Nizhny, Tagil, Nizhnyaya, Salda, Nizhnyaya, Tura, Novaya, Lyalya, Pervouralsk, Polevskoy, Revda, Rezh, Severouralsk, Serov, Sredneuralsk, Sukhoi, Log, Sysert, Tavda, Talitsa, Turinsk |
| 67 | Smolensk region | Smolensk, Velizh, Vyazma, Gagarin, Demidov, Desnogorsk, Dorogobuzh, Dukhovshchina, Yelnya, Pochinok, Roslavl, Rudnya, Safonovo, Sychevka, Yartsevo |
| 68 | Tambov Region | Tambov, Zherdevka, Kirsanov, Kotovsk, Michurinsk, Morshansk, Rasskazovo, Uvarovo |
| 69 | Tver region | Andreapol, Bezhetsk, Bely, Bologoye, Vesyegonsk, Vyshny, Volochek, Western, Dvina, Zubtsov, Kalyazin, Kashin, Kimry, Konakovo, Red, Hill, Kuvshinovo, Likhoslavl, Nelidovo, Ostashkov, Rzhev, Staritsa, Tver, Torzhok, Toropets, Udomlya |
| 70 | Tomsk region | Tomsk, Asino, Kedrovy, Kolpashevo, Strezhevoy |
| 71 | Tula region | Tula, Aleksin, Belev, Bogoroditsk, Bolokhovo, Venev, Donskoy, Efremov, Kimovsk, Kireevsk, Lipki, Novomoskovsk, Plavsk, Sovetsk, Sokolniki, Suvorov, Uzlovaya, Chekalin, Shchekino, Yasnogorsk |
| 72 | Tyumen region (since 1993) | Tyumen, Zavodoukovsk, Ishim, Tobolsk, Yalutorovsk |
| 73 | Ulyanovsk region | Ulyanovsk, Barysh, Dimitrovgrad, Inza, Novoulyanovsk, Sengilei |
| 74 | Chelyabinsk region (1993–2007) | Chelyabinsk, Asha, Bakal, Verkhneuralsk, Verkhniy, Ufaley, Yemanzhelinsk, Zlatoust, Karabash, Kartaly, Kasli, Katav-Ivanovsk, Kopeysk, Korkino, Kusa, Kyshtym, Magnitogorsk, Miass, Minyar, Nyazepetrovsk, Plast, Satka, Sim, Troitsk, Ust-Katav, Chebarkul, Yuzhnouralsk, Yuryuzan |
| 75 | Transbaikal region | Chita, Baley, Borzya, Krasnokamensk, Mogocha, Nerchinsk, Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky, Sretensk, Khilok, Shilka |
| 76 | Yaroslavl region | Gavrilov, Yam, Danilov, Love, Myshkin, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Poshekhonye, Rostov, Rybinsk, Tutaev, Uglich, Yaroslavl |
| 77 | Moscow city (1993–1998) | Moscow |
| 78 | city of St. Petersburg (1993–2004) | Saint Petersburg |
| 79 | Jewish Autonomous Region | Birobidzhan, Obluchye |
| 82 | Republic of Crimea (since 2014, see note) | Simferopol |
| 83 | Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Naryan-Mar |
| 86 | Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra (1993–2012) | Khanty-Mansiysk, Beloyarsky, Kogalym, Langepas, Megion, Nefteyugansk, Nizhnevartovsk, Nyagan, Pokachi, Pyt-Yakh, Rainbow, Soviet, Surgut, Urai, Yugorsk |
| 87 | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | Anadyr, Bilibino, Pevek |
| 89 | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Salekhard, Gubkinsky, Labytnangi, Muravlenko, Nadym, Novy, Urengoy, Noyabrsk, Tarko-Sale |
| 90 | Moscow region (2001–2006) | Moscow, Balashikha, Podolsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Korolev, Lyubertsy, Krasnogorsk, Elektrostal, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Domodedovo, Shchelkovo, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Dolgoprudny, Pushkino, Reutov, Zhukovsky, Noginsk |
| 92 | city of Sevastopol (since 2014) | Sevastopol |
| 93 | Krasnodar region (2005–2011) | Krasnodar, Sochi, Novorossiysk, Armavir, Yeisk, Kropotkin, Gelendzhik, Anapa |
| 95 | Chechen Republic (since 2000) | Grozny, Argun, Gudermes, Urus-Martan, Shali |
| 96 | Sverdlovsk region (2006–2013) | Ekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil, Kamensk-Uralsky, Pervouralsk, Serov |
| 97 | Moscow city (2002–2005) | Moscow |
| 98 | city of St. Petersburg (2004–2010) | Saint Petersburg |
| 99 | Moscow city (1998–2002) | Moscow |
| 101 | Republic of Adygea | Maykop, Adygeisk |
| 102 | Republic of Bashkortostan (2006–2019) | Ufa, Agidel, Baymak, Belebey, Beloretsk, Birsk, Blagoveshchensk, Davlekanovo, Dyurtyuli, Ishimbay, Kumertau, Meleuz, Neftekamsk, Oktyabrsky, Salavat, Sibay, Sterlitamak, Tuymazy, Uchaly, Yanaul |
| 113 | The Republic of Mordovia | Saransk, Ardatov, Insar, Kovylkino, Krasnoslobodsk, Ruzaevka, Temnikov |
| 116 | Republic of Tatarstan (since 2006) | Kazan, Agryz, Aznakaevo, Almetyevsk, Bavly, Bolgar, Bugulma, Buinsk, Elabuga, Zainsk, Zelenodolsk, Laishevo, Leninogorsk, Mamadysh, Mendeleevsk, Menzelinsk, Naberezhnye, Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Nurlat, Tetyushi, Chistopol |
| 121 | Chuvash Republic - Chuvashia | Cheboksary, Alatyr, Kanash, Kozlovka, Mariinsky Posad, Novocheboksarsk, Tsivilsk, Shumerlya, Yadrin |
| 122 | Altai Territory (from 2021) | Barnaul, Aleysk, Belokurikha, Biysk, Gornyak, Zarinsk, Zmeinogorsk, Kamen-on-Obi, Novoaltaisk, Rubtsovsk, Slavgorod, Yarovoye |
| 123 | Krasnodar region (2011–2019) | Krasnodar, Abinsk, Anapa, Apsheronsk, Armavir, Belorechensk, Gelendzhik, Goryachiy, Klyuch, Gulkevichi, Yeisk, Korenovsk, Kropotkin, Krymsk, Kurganinsk, Labinsk, Novokubansk, Novorossiysk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Sochi, Temryuk, Timashevsk, Tikhoretsk, Tuapse, Ust-Labinsk, Khadyzhensk |
| 124 | Krasnoyarsk Territory (since 2009) | Krasnoyarsk, Artemovsk, Achinsk, Bogotol, Borodino, Divnogorsk, Yeniseisk, Zaozerny, Igarka, Ilansky, Kansk, Kodinsk, Lesosibirsk, Minusinsk, Nazarovo, Norilsk, Sosnovoborsk, Uzhur, Uyar, Sharypovo |
| 125 | Primorsky Krai (since 2005) | Vladivostok, Arsenyev, Artem, Bolshoy, Kamen, Dalnerechensk, Lesozavodsk, Nakhodka, Partizansk, Spassk-Dalniy, Ussuriysk |
| 126 | Stavropol region | Stavropol, Grateful, Budennovsk, Georgievsk, Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Zelenokumsk, Izobilny, Ipatovo, Kislovodsk, Lermontov, Mineralnye, Waters, Mikhailovsk, Nevinnomyssk, Neftekumsk, Novoaleksandrovsk, Novopavlovsk, Pyatigorsk, Svetlograd |
| 134 | Volgograd region (since 2012) | Volgograd, Volzhsky, Dubovka, Zhirnovsk, Kalach-on-Don, Kamyshin, Kotelnikovo, Kotovo, Krasnoslobodsk, Leninsk, Mikhailovka, Nikolaevsk, Novoanninsky, Pallasovka, Petrov, Val, Serafimovich, Surovikino, Uryupinsk, Frolovo |
| 136 | Voronezh region | Voronezh, Bobrov, Boguchar, Borisoglebsk, Buturlinovka, Kalach, Liski, Novovoronezh, Novokhopersk, Ostrogozhsk, Pavlovsk, Povorino, Rossosh, Semiluki, Ertil |
| 138 | Irkutsk region | Irkutsk, Alzamay, Angarsk, Baikalsk, Biryusinsk, Bodaibo, Bratsk, Vikhorevka, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Winter, Kirensk, Nizhneudinsk, Sayansk, Svirsk, Slyudyanka, Taishet, Tulun, Usolye-Sibirskoye, Ust-Ilimsk, Ust-Kut, Cheremkhovo, Shelekhov |
| 140 | Kaluga region (from 2021) | Kaluga, Balabanovo, Belousovo, Borovsk, Ermolino, Zhizdra, Zhukov, Kirov, Kozelsk, Kondrovo, Kremenki, Lyudinovo, Maloyaroslavets, Medyn, Meshchovsk, Mosalsk, Obninsk, Sosensky, Spas-Demensk, Sukhinichi, Tarusa, Yukhnov |
| 142 | Kemerovo region (since 2011) | Kemerovo, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Belovo, Berezovsky, Guryevsk, Kaltan, Kiselevsk, Krasnobrodsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Mariinsk, Mezhdurechensk, Myski, Novokuznetsk, Osinniki, Polysayevo, Prokopyevsk, Salair, Taiga, Tashtagol, Fireboxes, Yurga |
| 147 | Leningrad region (from 2021) | St. Petersburg, Boksitogorsk, Volosovo, Volkhov, Vsevolozhsk, Vyborg, Vysotsk, Gatchina, Ivangorod, Kamennogorsk, Kingisepp, Kirishi, Kirovsk, Kommunar, Lodeynoye, Lomonosov, Meadows, Lyuban, Nikolskoye, Novaya, Ladoga, Otradnoye, Pikalevo, Podporozhye, Primorsk, Priozersk, Svetogorsk, Sertolovo, Slantsy, Sosnovy, Bor, Syasstroy, Tikhvin, Tosno, Shlisselburg |
| 150 | Moscow region (2006–2009) | Moscow, Balashikha, Podolsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Korolev, Lyubertsy, Krasnogorsk, Elektrostal, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Domodedovo, Shchelkovo, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Dolgoprudny, Pushkino, Reutov, Zhukovsky, Noginsk |
| 152 | Nizhny Novgorod region (since 2009) | Nizhny, Novgorod, Arzamas, Balakhna, Bogorodsk, Bor, Vetluga, Volodarsk, Vorsma, Vyksa, Gorbatov, Gorodets, Dzerzhinsk, Zavolzhye, Knyaginino, Kstovo, Kulebaki, Lukoyanovo, Lyskovo, Navashino, Pavlovo, Pervomaisk, Perevoz, Semenov, Sergach, Uren, Chkalovsk, Shakhunya |
| 154 | Novosibirsk region (since 2010) | Novosibirsk, Barabinsk, Berdsk, Bolotnoye, Iskitim, Karasuk, Kargat, Kuibyshev, Kupino, Ob, Tatarsk, Toguchin, Cherepanovo, Chulym |
| 156 | Orenburg region (from 2021) | Orenburg, Abdulino, Buguruslan, Buzuluk, Gai, Kuvandyk, Mednogorsk, Novotroitsk, Orsk, Sol-Iletsk, Sorochinsk, Yasny |
| 159 | Perm region (since 2010) | Perm, Alexandrovsk, Berezniki, Vereshchagino, Gornozavodsk, Gremyachinsk, Gubakha, Dobryanka, Kizel, Krasnovishersk, Krasnokamsk, Kudymkar, Kungur, Lysva, Nytva, Osa, Okhansk, Ocher, Solikamsk, Usolye, Tchaikovsky, Cherdyn, Chermoz, Chernushka, Chusovoy |
| 161 | Rostov region (since 2007) | Rostov-on-Don, Azov, Aksai, Bataysk, Belaya, Kalitva, Volgodonsk, Gukovo, Donetsk, Zverevo, Zernograd, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Konstantinovsk, Krasny, Sulin, Millerovo, Morozovsk, Novocherkassk, Novoshakhtinsk, Proletarsk, Salsk, Semikarakorsk, Taganrog, Tsimlyansk, Shakhty |
| 163 | Samara region (2007-2018) | Samara, Zhigulevsk, Kinel, Neftegorsk, Novokuibyshevsk, Oktyabrsk, Otradny, Pokhvistnevo, Syzran, Tolyatti, Chapaevsk |
| 164 | Saratov region | Saratov, Arkadak, Atkarsk, Balakovo, Balashov, Volsk, Ershov, Kalininsk, Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny, Kut, Marks, Novouzensk, Petrovsk, Pugachev, Rtishchevo, Khvalynsk, Engels |
| 172 | Tyumen region (from 2021) | Tyumen, Zavodoukovsk, Ishim, Tobolsk, Yalutorovsk |
| 173 | Ulyanovsk region | Ulyanovsk, Barysh, Dimitrovgrad, Inza, Novoulyanovsk, Sengilei |
| 174 | Chelyabinsk region (since 2007) | Chelyabinsk, Asha, Bakal, Verkhneuralsk, Verkhniy, Ufaley, Yemanzhelinsk, Zlatoust, Karabash, Kartaly, Kasli, Katav-Ivanovsk, Kopeysk, Korkino, Kusa, Kyshtym, Magnitogorsk, Miass, Minyar, Nyazepetrovsk, Plast, Satka, Sim, Troitsk, Ust-Katav, Chebarkul, Yuzhnouralsk, Yuryuzan |
| 177 | Moscow city (2005–2007) | Moscow |
| 178 | city of St. Petersburg (since 2010) | Saint Petersburg |
| 186 | Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (since 2012) | Khanty-Mansiysk, Beloyarsky, Kogalym, Langepas, Megion, Nefteyugansk, Nizhnevartovsk, Nyagan, Pokachi, Pyt-Yakh, Rainbow, Soviet, Surgut, Urai, Yugorsk |
| 190 | Moscow region (2009–2013) | Moscow, Balashikha, Podolsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Korolev, Lyubertsy, Krasnogorsk, Elektrostal, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Domodedovo, Shchelkovo, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Dolgoprudny, Pushkino, Reutov, Zhukovsky, Noginsk |
| 193 | Krasnodar region (from 2021) | Krasnodar, Abinsk, Anapa, Apsheronsk, Armavir, Belorechensk, Gelendzhik, Goryachiy, Klyuch, Gulkevichi, Yeisk, Korenovsk, Kropotkin, Krymsk, Kurganinsk, Labinsk, Novokubansk, Novorossiysk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Sochi, Temryuk, Timashevsk, Tikhoretsk, Tuapse, Ust-Labinsk, Khadyzhensk |
| 196 | Sverdlovsk region (since 2013) | Ekaterinburg, Alapaevsk, Aramil, Artemovsky, Asbest, Berezovsky, Bogdanovich, Verkhniy, Tagil, Verkhnyaya, Pyshma, Verkhnyaya, Salda, Verkhoturye, Volchansk, Degtyarsk, Zarechny, Ivdel, Irbit, Kamensk-Uralsky, Kamyshlov, Karpinsk, Kachkanar, Kirovgrad, Krasnoturinsk, Krasnouralsk, Krasnoufimsk, Kushva, Mikhailovsk, Nevyansk, Nizhniye, Sergi, Nizhny, Tagil, Nizhnyaya, Salda, Nizhnyaya, Tura, Novaya, Lyalya, Pervouralsk, Polevskoy, Revda, Rezh, Severouralsk, Serov, Sredneuralsk, Sukhoi, Log, Sysert, Tavda, Talitsa, Turinsk |
| 197 | Moscow city (2010–2013) | Moscow |
| 198 | city of St. Petersburg (from 2021) | Saint Petersburg |
| 199 | Moscow city (2007–2010) | Moscow |
| 702 | Republic of Bashkortostan (from 2021) | Ufa, Agidel, Baymak, Belebey, Beloretsk, Birsk, Blagoveshchensk, Davlekanovo, Dyurtyuli, Ishimbay, Kumertau, Meleuz, Neftekamsk, Oktyabrsky, Salavat, Sibay, Sterlitamak, Tuymazy, Uchaly, Yanaul |
| 716 | Republic of Tatarstan (from 2021) | Kazan, Agryz, Aznakaevo, Almetyevsk, Bavly, Bolgar, Bugulma, Buinsk, Elabuga, Zainsk, Zelenodolsk, Laishevo, Leninogorsk, Mamadysh, Mendeleevsk, Menzelinsk, Naberezhnye, Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Nurlat, Tetyushi, Chistopol |
| 725 | Primorsky Krai | Vladivostok, Arsenyev, Artem, Bolshoy, Kamen, Dalnerechensk, Lesozavodsk, Nakhodka, Partizansk, Spassk-Dalniy, Ussuriysk |
| 750 | Moscow region (2013–2020) | Moscow, Balashikha, Podolsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Korolev, Lyubertsy, Krasnogorsk, Elektrostal, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Domodedovo, Shchelkovo, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Dolgoprudny, Pushkino, Reutov, Zhukovsky, Noginsk |
| 761 | Rostov region (from 2021) | Rostov-on-Don, Azov, Aksai, Bataysk, Belaya, Kalitva, Volgodonsk, Gukovo, Donetsk, Zverevo, Zernograd, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Konstantinovsk, Krasny, Sulin, Millerovo, Morozovsk, Novocherkassk, Novoshakhtinsk, Proletarsk, Salsk, Semikarakorsk, Taganrog, Tsimlyansk, Shakhty |
| 763 | Samara region (from 2021) | Samara, Zhigulevsk, Kinel, Neftegorsk, Novokuibyshevsk, Oktyabrsk, Otradny, Pokhvistnevo, Syzran, Tolyatti, Chapaevsk |
| 774 | Chelyabinsk region (from 2021) | Chelyabinsk, Asha, Bakal, Verkhneuralsk, Verkhniy, Ufaley, Yemanzhelinsk, Zlatoust, Karabash, Kartaly, Kasli, Katav-Ivanovsk, Kopeysk, Korkino, Kusa, Kyshtym, Magnitogorsk, Miass, Minyar, Nyazepetrovsk, Plast, Satka, Sim, Troitsk, Ust-Katav, Chebarkul, Yuzhnouralsk, Yuryuzan |
| 777 | Moscow city (2013–2017) | Moscow |
| 790 | Moscow region (from 2021) | Moscow, Balashikha, Podolsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Korolev, Lyubertsy, Krasnogorsk, Elektrostal, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Domodedovo, Shchelkovo, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Dolgoprudny, Pushkino, Reutov, Zhukovsky, Noginsk |
| 797 | Moscow city (from 2021) | Moscow |
| 799 | Moscow city (2017–2020) | Moscow |
Skoda Octavia with 799 region plates
Outdated numbers of Russian regions on car signs
- 20 — the number was canceled in 2000 and replaced by code 95;
- 80 - belonged to the former Aginsky Buryat Autonomous Okrug, which became part of the Trans-Baikal Territory in 2008;
- 81 — this code belonged to the former Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, since 2005 as part of the Perm Territory;
- 84 — the number was issued to the former Taimyr Autonomous Okrug, since 2007 it has been part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory;
- 85 - belonged to the former Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, since 2008 as part of the Irkutsk region;
- 88 — the number belonged to the former Evenki Autonomous Okrug, since 2007 as part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory;
- 91 — belonged to the Kaliningrad region and is used only on export transit numbers;
- 94 — the code was assigned to regions outside the Russian Federation and served by the country’s internal affairs bodies (for example, Baikonur).
Also, registration of numbers with the following region codes of the Russian Federation has already been stopped or is ending: 02, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 34, 40, 42, 47, 50, 52, 54, 59, 61, 63, 66, 74, 77, 78, 86, 90, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 123, 150, 177, 190, 197, 199, 750, 777, 799.
Unification of regions [ edit | edit code]
On December 7, 2003, a referendum was held on the unification of the Perm region and the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug into the Perm Territory. The merger proposal was approved by an overwhelming majority of votes. The merger came into force on December 1, 2005.
On April 17, 2005, a referendum was held on the annexation of the Taimyr and Evenki Autonomous Okrugs to the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The proposal to join was approved by an overwhelming majority of votes. The merger came into force on January 1, 2007.
On October 23, 2005, a referendum was held on the unification of the Kamchatka region and the Koryak Autonomous Okrug into the Kamchatka Territory. The merger proposal was approved by an overwhelming majority of votes. The merger came into force on July 1, 2007.
Regions with multiple license plate codes
- Altai region - 22, 122
- Volgograd region - 34, 134
- Kemerovo region - 42, 142
- Kaluga region - 40, 140
- Krasnodar region - 23, 93, 123, 193
- Krasnoyarsk region - 24, 124
- Leningrad region - 47, 147
- Moscow - 77, 97, 99, 177, 197, 199, 777, 797, 799
- Moscow region - 50, 90, 150, 190, 750, 790
- Nizhny Novgorod Region - 52, 152
- Novosibirsk region - 54, 154
- Orenburg region - 56, 156
- Perm region - 59, 81, 159
- Primorsky Krai - 25, 125
- Republic of Bashkortostan - 02, 102, 702
- Republic of Tatarstan - 16, 116, 716
- Rostov region - 61, 161, 761
- Samara Region - 63, 163, 763
- Saint Petersburg - 78, 98, 178, 198
- Sverdlovsk region - 66, 96, 196
- Tyumen region - 72, 172
- Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - 86, 186
- Chelyabinsk region - 74, 174, 774
- Chechen Republic - 20, 95
Volkswagen Polo with region code 799
Explanations and comments
According to the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of January 5, 2000 No. 5, in 2000 all license plates of the Chechen Republic were replaced: instead of code 20, code 95 was used. License plates with code 20 can no longer be found on the roads. This measure is related to counteracting the situation of accumulation of criminal vehicles at that time.
According to the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of June 26, 2013 No. 478, three-digit codes with the first digit 7 (777, 779, 799, etc.) were introduced in 2013. Instead of the expected 2, the number 7 is used, since a) 2 does not fit into the space allocated for the region code on the registration plate, b) 7 is better recognized by cameras recording offenses. However, a limited series of numbers with codes 277 and 299 were still issued.
The Perm region has three codes: 59, 81, 159. Code 81 is out of logic. This is due to the fact that on December 1, 2005, the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (code 81) and the Perm region (code 59) were united into the Perm Territory. Accordingly, code 81 passed to the Perm region.
According to the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of August 7, 2013 No. 605, when reselling a car, it is allowed to keep the old license plates. Replacement with new numbers can be carried out at the request of the new owner. Thus, linking the code on the license plate to the region of residence/registration of the owner ceases to be relevant.
Notes
The Myth of the Three-Digit Area Code Field Width Limit
Previously, it was believed that only the numbers "1" or "7" could be used in three-digit region numbers because they were the narrowest and the others would not fit in the space provided. Therefore, when the need arose for license plates with a three-digit region code, they began to use “1” and “7”. In 2020, it suddenly became clear that any numbers can fit, and for this you don’t even need to change GOST to number plates. It turned out that you can use even the largest possible three-digit code - “444” (digit four is the widest). Theoretically, this combination could eventually go to the Kostroma region, when numbers with codes 144, 244 and 344 run out there. Now they still use code 44, originally issued in 1994.
Against the backdrop of this news, questions arose on the Internet about whether the combination “666” with the devil’s number will be used on license plates. In theory, such a code could be assigned to the Sverdlovsk region. They have already developed codes 66 and 96, now they issue numbers with code 196. The traffic police of the Sverdlovsk region responded to this statement, saying that code 666 will not be assigned, because there are enough other combinations,
Region 82 on numbers
Initially, number 82 was assigned to the Koryak Autonomous Okrug, until in 2007 the region became part of the Kamchatka Territory. Now car plates with this number officially belong to the Republic of Crimea. However, from mid-2016 they began to be issued in other regions, which caused some confusion and dissatisfaction among motorists. It is known that numbers with the region “82” were issued in the Orenburg, Lipetsk, Belgorod, Kemerovo, Samara, Novosibirsk, Ulyanovsk, Kursk regions, Perm Territory, the city of St. Petersburg and other regions. Later, the traffic police explained that this was done in order to save the budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation - about a million license plates were produced for the Crimean peninsula (twice as many as needed), so they decided to produce them in other regions.
For some time, rumors arose about license plates in region 82 that supposedly Europe does not allow cars with such license plates (due to the non-recognition of the peninsula as Russian). In response to these “tales,” the Border Directorate of the FSB of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region officially stated that cars with region codes 82 have no problems crossing the border.
Kia Sportage with area code 799
Historical reference
In 1586, the fortress city was erected to protect the southern border of the Russian state on the right bank of the river. The toponymy of the name of the city is still unknown to this day, but the first mention dates back to 1177. The founding date of Voronezh is also a subject of dispute among scientists and historians.
Surprisingly, Voronezh is a naval city. The river on which it stands is deep and flows into the Don, which in turn flows into the Sea of Azov. The forest growing along the banks of the river was used to build ships. It was in this place that the first permanent fleet of our state was founded. This event took place in October 1696. In the spring of 1700, the first Russian-made ship of the linear type was launched. The development of shipbuilding led to the creation of a postal service, a foundry and factories. A road to Moscow was built. One of the modern nuclear submarine cruisers of the Russian fleet is named after the city of Voronezh.
New laws with license plates
Here are some of the latest laws adopted in the Russian Federation regarding changes in the use, issuance and standards of license plates.
New GOST for license plate codes
From January 1, 2021, by order N 555-st of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart), dated September 4, 2021, GOST R 50577-2018 “State registration signs for vehicles” was introduced. Types and main sizes. Technical requirements". He canceled the old GOST R 50577-93. The fonts, structure and overall dimensions of the main types of registration plates have not changed. The license plate sizes for motorcycles, American and right-hand drive Japanese cars have been revised. In total, 10 different types of license plates became available.
Returning the link between the region and the owner’s place of residence
On January 1, 2020, Federal Law No. 283-FZ “On State Registration of Vehicles ...” was introduced, which returned the linking of the vehicle registration number to the region of residence of the owner. Now, if the region code on the license plate of the purchased car does not match the place of residence of the new owner, then such a plate must be replaced. At the same time, it remains possible to register the car with any MREO. The text of Law No. 283-FZ is available here.
Use of any digits in three-digit area codes
On April 19, 2020, Order No. 130 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated March 11, 2020, “On amendments to Annexes No. 1 and No. 2 to Order No. 766 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated October 5, 2021, “On state registration plates of transport vehicles” came into force. funds." The amendments allow the use of numbers from 1 to 9 as the first digit in three-digit automobile codes of regions. The text of Order No. 130 is available here.
There is currently talk in Russia about introducing license plates with green codes. In neighboring Belarus, from July 1, 2020, such numbers are already used to designate electric vehicles.
The procedure for issuing license plates in Russia
Let's consider the most common type of numbers in the Russian Federation:
These are the numbers that are installed on most cars.
At first glance, the number consists of a random sequence of letters and numbers. In fact, not everything is so simple here.
All numbers from 0 to 9 are used on license plates. However, unlike numbers, not all letters of the Russian alphabet can appear on license plates. This privilege is given only to those letters that have similar spellings in the Latin alphabet. Those. Only the letters A, B, E, K, M, N, O, R, S, T, U, X can be used on license plates.
You might have learned about this fact before, but the next thought will probably seem interesting to you. We will talk about the order in which the numbers are issued .
Numbers are issued in order (except for special series). However, the order in which the characters change in the number is far from normal perception. The symbols change not from right to left, but in a slightly different way - in a rather confusing sequence.
1. Most often, the third digit in the license plate changes (in the figure it is number 6). After the number T356OK the number T357OK will be issued.
2. The second most frequently changing character is the 2nd digit (in Figure 5). After the number T359OK the number T360OK will be issued.
3. The third most common symbol is the 1st digit (in Figure 3). After the number T399OK the number T400OK will be issued.
The numbers seem to be okay, but the same cannot be said about the letters.
4. The fourth most common symbol is the 1st letter (T in the picture). After the number T999OK the number U001OK will be issued.
5. The fifth most common symbol is the 3rd letter (K in the picture). After the number X999OK the number A001OM will be issued.
6. The sixth most common symbol is the 2nd letter (O in the picture). After the number X999OX the number A001PA will be issued.
The procedure is quite complicated, so if you didn’t understand it the first time, re-read points 1-6 again.
The symbols on the left side of the registration plate, which were discussed above, are responsible for vehicle numbers within a specific region. By the way, I inform statistics lovers that no more than 1 million 726 thousand 272 car registration plates can be issued with one region code.
After this limit is exhausted, the number of the Russian region written on the right side of the number changes. From this moment on, numbers begin to be issued again within the new region. Each subject of the Russian Federation has its own code, and some subjects of the federation, which have a very large number of cars, are assigned several region codes at the same time.
