Traffic IN HANOI, VIETNAM

Table for license plate codes of automobiles and motorcycles for the 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam

07:50, 25/05/2020

Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam on vehicle registration was issued on April 04, 2014 and effective from June 01, 2014, of which one of the notable contents is the regulation on the license plate codes for automobiles and motorcycles in the 63 provinces and cities across the country.

According to Clause 3 Article 31 of Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, the arrangement of letters and numbers on domestic license plate is as follows:

- Two first numbers represent the residential location where the vehicle is registered and the next is a series of registered characters (letters);

- The second numeric group stands for the numerical order of registered vehicles, including 05 natural numbers ranging from 000.01 to 999.99.

Currently, the civilian vehicle license plates nationwide range from number 11 to 99. Among them, Ho Chi Minh City has the highest number of license plates, specifically 11 plates: 41 and 50 to 59. The next is the capital city of Hanoi, with 9 license plates: 29-33, 40. Following that are Hai Phong and Dong Nai, both having 2 license plates each, while the remaining provinces and cities have 1 license plate each.

Specific regulations for the license plate codes for automobiles and motorcycles in the 63 provinces and cities across the country are as follows:

No.	Province or City Name	Numerical Code	No.	Province or City Name	Numerical Code
1	Cao Bang	11	33	Can Tho	65
2	Lang Son	12	34	Dong Thap	66
3	Quang Ninh	14	35	An Giang	67
4	Hai Phong	15-16	36	Kien Giang	68
5	Thai Binh	17	37	Ca Mau	69
6	Nam Dinh	18	38	Tay Ninh	70
7	Phu Tho	19	39	Ben Tre	71
8	Thai Nguyen	20	40	Ba Ria - Vung Tau	72
9	Yên Bai	21	41	Quang Binh	73
10	Tuyen Quang	22	42	Quang Tri	74
11	Ha Giang	23	43	Thua Thien Hue	75
12	Lao Cai	24	44	Quang Ngai	76
13	Lai Chau	25	45	Binh Dinh	77
14	Son La	26	46	Phu Yen	78
15	Đien Bien	27	47	Khanh Hoa	79
16	Hoa Binh	28	48	Department of Roadway – Railway Traffic Police	80
17	Hanoi	Ranging from 29 to 33 and 40	49	Gia Lai	81
18	Hai Duong	34	50	Kon Tum	82
19	Ninh Binh	35	51	Soc Trang	83
20	Thanh Hoa	36	52	Tra Vinh	84
21	Nghe An	37	53	Ninh Thuan	85
22	Ha Tinh	38	54	Binh Thuan	86
23	Da Nang City	43	55	Vinh Phuc	88
24	Dak Lak	47	56	Hung Yen	89
25	Dak Nong	48	57	Ha Nam	90
26	Lam Đong	49	58	Quang Nam	92
27	Ho Chi Minh City	41; Ranging from 50 to 59	59	Binh Phuoc	93
28	Dong Nai	39; 60	60	Bac Lieu	94
29	Binh Duong	61	61	Hau Giang	95
30	Long An	62	62	Bac Can	97
31	Tien Giang	63	63	Bac Giang	98
32	Vinh Long	64	64	Bac Ninh	99

Nguyen Trinh

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