Vehicle registration plates of Mozambique
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Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
requires its residents to register their motor vehicle
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually by an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid...
s and display vehicle registration plate
Vehicle registration plate
A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...
s both at the rear and front of the vehicle. Mozambique still uses the same design number plates used during the colonial period and are the same as Portuguese plates
Vehicle registration plates of Portugal
The Portuguese Car number plate system for automobiles and motorcycles is simple and sequential. The system has no link to geographical locations or similar. It is an incremental numbering system consisting of three groups of two characters, separated by dashes. This system started in 1937 with...
before 1992 but for a preceding 'M'.
Although there is some variation as plates are self-provided, most are white-on-black both front and back.
| MXX-99-99 | MXX-99-99 |
The two letters after the 'M' denote the district
Districts of Mozambique
||The provinces of Mozambique are divided into 128 districts. The districts are listed below, by province:-Cabo Delgado Province:*Ancuabe District*Balama District*Chiúre*Ibo District*Macomia District*Mecúfi District*Meluco District...
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