Vehicle registration plates of South Africa
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South Africa
n number plates
are unique in each of the provinces
. Each province has their own number plate design and colours, as well as numbering scheme.
The most common size is identical to the European number plates' size (110×520 mm). However, a shorter plate is also common (120×440 mm). Most car dealerships now issue the former. Other shapes such as American and motorbike sizes are also available. Number plates can be made over the counter at registration/licencing stores in shopping centers, although the vehicle registration document may be required.
From 1 February 2010 a process will start to replace all number plates in South Africa to an aluminum numberplate with an RFID tag with a unique identification code. This is to be called an Intelligent Number Plate system. The system is to be implemented for April 2010 but has been delayed until October 2010. The numbering structure on plates will also then change.
The Department of Roads and Transport in South Africa has set aside 25 million Rand for the project during this fiscal year. A secure electronic mark will be used in the encryption of the code.
The system can automatically generate the details of driving offenses committed by a driver.
Key:
The Eastern Cape
and Northern Cape
changed their licensing system and thus some former Cape Province registration prefixes, such as CB (Port Elizabeth), have been dropped. Some parts of the former Cape Province (such as Mafeking) have moved to the North West Province. The current Western Province list is essentially an abbreviation of the pre-1980 Cape Province list, following the changes to the political boundaries that saw some towns shift provinces completely (Kokstad), and one change country (Walvis Bay
).
, Cape Province
, Orange Free State
and Transvaal
.
Each town had a unique registration prefix followed by a number that was allocated sequentially from 1 (the mayor's vehicle) onwards to 999 999. For trade plates, the letters and numbers were swapped.
There were no personalised number plates.
For example: R54321
were originally assigned prefixes in order from largest to smallest and following the corresponding letters of the alphabet. Thus "CA" represented the largest city, Cape Town
and "CB" would have represented the second largest, Port Elizabeth and so on. The full list of Cape Province prefixes was as follows:
Additional/alternate assignments {also differing spellings} from a 1949 publication:
series exceeded the number TJ 999-999 . An alphanumeric system was therefore introduced in this province, which allowed more permutations with fewer characters. The series comprised three letters followed by three numbers and the letter "T". All number plates used black text on a yellow background, for example: BCD123T .
From this point onwards, a Transvaal vehicle's origin could no longer be narrowed down to a specific town or city. However people soon realized that the first letter of the registration indicated the date of first registration of a vehicle, as the sequence grew alphabetically. It was therefore very obvious to a casual observer if someone had a new vehicle.
Other provinces also adopted the new black on yellow number plates, but kept their existing numbering systems. Government plates were coloured red on a white background. There were still no personalised number plates.
Civilian
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n number plates
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...
are unique in each of the provinces
Provinces of South Africa
South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated and the four existing provinces were divided into nine. The twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth amendments to the constitution...
. Each province has their own number plate design and colours, as well as numbering scheme.
Material, shapes and availability
Number plates are available in plastic or metal. Plastic is the preferred material used by the majority of the motorists. They are also more common than their metal counterpart and are issued as standard plates by car dealerships.The most common size is identical to the European number plates' size (110×520 mm). However, a shorter plate is also common (120×440 mm). Most car dealerships now issue the former. Other shapes such as American and motorbike sizes are also available. Number plates can be made over the counter at registration/licencing stores in shopping centers, although the vehicle registration document may be required.
From 1 February 2010 a process will start to replace all number plates in South Africa to an aluminum numberplate with an RFID tag with a unique identification code. This is to be called an Intelligent Number Plate system. The system is to be implemented for April 2010 but has been delayed until October 2010. The numbering structure on plates will also then change.
The Department of Roads and Transport in South Africa has set aside 25 million Rand for the project during this fiscal year. A secure electronic mark will be used in the encryption of the code.
The system can automatically generate the details of driving offenses committed by a driver.
The nine provinces
| Province | Standard Plates | Personalised Plates | Example | Colouring | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Cape Province | Cab # | xzzzzz WP | CA 123-456 CA 123-456  |
Black on white (Black on yellow still legal) |
None |
| KwaZulu-Natal Province | Nab # | xzzzzz ZN | NN 21514  |
Blue on white (Green on white for personalised plates) | None |
| Mpumalanga Province | aaa+++ MP | xzzzzz MP | ABC123 MP | Black on white | Stylised rising sun |
| Eastern Cape Province | aaa+++ EC | xzzzzz EC | ABC123 EC | Black on graphic | Elephant and aloe Aloe Aloe , also Aloë, is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe".... |
| Limpopo Province | aaa+++ L | xzzzzz L | ABC123 L |
Black on white | Baobab Adansonia digitata Adansonia digitata is the most widespread of the Adansonia species on the African continent, found in the hot, dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It also grows, having spread secondary to cultivation, in populated areas... tree and provincial crest |
| Gauteng Province | aaa+++ GP aa++aa GP |
xzzzzz GP | ABC123 GP BC 12 DF GP  |
Blue on white | Provincial Crest |
| Northern Cape Province | aaa+++ NC | xzzzzz NC | ABC123 NC | Green on white | Gemsbok Gemsbok The gemsbok or gemsbuck is a large antelope in the Oryx genus. It is native to the arid regions of southern Africa, but formerly some authorities included the East African Oryx as a subspecies... and sanddune |
| Free State Province | aaa+++ FS | xzzzzz FS | ABC123 FS  |
Black on graphic | Cheetah Cheetah The cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws... |
| North West Province | aaa+++ NW | xzzzzz NW | ABC123 NW  |
Black on graphic | Maize Maize Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable... cob, elephant, sunflower Sunflower Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads... and mine shaft |
| Diplomatic Vehicles | aaa(D or S) aaaD [Old] BBB D +++D [New] |
None | 890D 000D | Black or Green on White | None |
| Government Vehicles | Gaa+++ G | None | GAB123 G | Black on yellow | None |
| Police South African Police The South African Police was the country's police force until 1994. The SAP traced its origin to the Dutch Watch, a paramilitary organization formed by settlers in the Cape in 1655, initially to protect civilians against attack and later to maintain law and order... Vehicles |
Baa+++ B | None | BAB123 B  |
Black on white / blue on white (Gauteng) | None / Gauteng provincial crest |
| Military Vehicles | aaa+++ M | None | ABC123 M | Black on yellow | None |
Key:
- UPPER CASE LETTERS: Literal letters in the numberplate
- a: compulsory letter (A - Z)
- b: letter (A - Z) or nothing
- x: compulsory character (A - Z, 0 - 9)
- z: character (A - Z, 0 - 9) or nothing
- #: an integer number (1 - 999,999)
- +: a compulsory digit (0 - 9)
- NB:Vowels are not used on private vehicles.
Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal
After 1988, the Western Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal Province are the only two provinces where the registration can be still linked to specific towns and cities. i.e. the pre-1980 system has largely been retained in these areas, so the first two or three letters at the start of each number plate identify where the vehicle was licenced.Western Cape Province
In 1994, the Cape Province was subdivided into three provinces (Western, Eastern and Northern Cape Provinces).The Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
and Northern Cape
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana...
changed their licensing system and thus some former Cape Province registration prefixes, such as CB (Port Elizabeth), have been dropped. Some parts of the former Cape Province (such as Mafeking) have moved to the North West Province. The current Western Province list is essentially an abbreviation of the pre-1980 Cape Province list, following the changes to the political boundaries that saw some towns shift provinces completely (Kokstad), and one change country (Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies...
).
| Registration | Location |
|---|---|
| CA | Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... |
| CF | Kuils River Kuils River Kuils River is a town in the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is a level 2 administrative region, and is close to Cape Town's wine routes. It is located near the intersection of the M12 and the R102.... & Brackenfell Brackenfell, Cape Town Brackenfell is a northern suburb of Cape Town situated within the Western Cape province of South Africa at the gateway to the winelands. The local government services are provided by the City of Cape Town Municipality... (Since approx 2000; formerly Grahamstown (Eastern Cape)) |
| CG | Oudtshoorn |
| CJ | Paarl Paarl Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington... & Franschhoek |
| CK | Malmesbury Malmesbury, Western Cape Malmesbury is a town with 37,529 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about 65 km north of Cape Town.The town is the largest in the Swartland due to the dark "Renosterbos" , an indigenous plant that turns black in the warm, dry summers... & Darling Darling, Western Cape Darling is a small town in a farming area on the west coast region of the Western Cape, about 75 km from Cape Town.By the beginning of the 18th century about 29 farmers lived in an area called Groenkloof and on one of these farms, Langfontein, Darling was founded in 1853... |
| CL | Stellenbosch |
| CN | Wellington Wellington, Western Cape Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 58,300. Wellington's economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of... |
| CO | Calitzdorp |
| CR | Hopefield & Langebaan Langebaan Langebaan is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon.Langebaan is situated 120 km north of Cape Town, just off the R27, about 28km from Vredenburg and 20km from Saldanha Bay... |
| CS | Bredasdorp Bredasdorp Bredasdorp is a town in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the main economic and service hub of that region. It lies on the northern edge of the Agulhas Plain, about south-east of Cape Town and north of Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa.-History:The... & Napier Napier, Western Cape Through rolling hills of Canola, wheat and barley, you’ll find the charming village of Napier at the foot of the Soetmuisberg, between Caledon and Bredasdorp... |
| CT | Ceres Ceres, Western Cape Ceres is a town with 46,251 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet... |
| CV | Vredendal |
| CW | Worcester Worcester, Western Cape Worcester is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 km north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg.... , De Doorns & Touwsrivier |
| CX | Knysna Knysna Knysna is a town with 76,431 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 72 kilometres east from the town of George on the N2 highway, and 25 kilometres west of Plettenberg Bay on the same road.-History:A... , Sedgefield & Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of 2001, there were 29149 population... |
| CY | Bellville, Durbanville Durbanville, Cape Town Durbanville is a former town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, it now forms part of the greater City of Cape Town metropolitan area. Durbanville is a rural residential suburb on the northern outskirts of the metropolis and is surrounded by farms producing wine and... & Kraaifontein Kraaifontein Kraaifontein is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.It is located in the city's northern suburbs and flanks the N1 Highway towards Paarl and Worcester to the north and south... |
| CZ | Beaufort West Beaufort West Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 37 000 inhabitants in 2001.... |
| CAM | Caledon Caledon, Western Cape Caledon is a town in the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located about east of Cape Town. it had a population of 10,650. It is located in, and the seat of, the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality.... & Kleinmond Kleinmond Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared Biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty's Bay and Hermanus.... |
| CAR | Clanwilliam & Lambert's Bay |
| CAW | George George, Western Cape George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :... |
| CBL | Ladismith Ladismith Ladismith is town and agricultural centre in the western Kleinkaroo region of South Africa's Western Cape province. In 1852 the farm Elandsvlei was set aside for the town, and it became a municipality in 1862. It was named after Lady Juana Smith.... |
| CBM | Laingsburg Laingsburg, Western Cape - History :Laingsburg was first established in the 1870s by Stephanus Greeff. He bought the farm Vischkuil-aan-de-Buffelsrivier . The town only started developing when the railway line to it was completed... |
| CBR | Montagu |
| CBS | Mossel Bay Mossel Bay Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 130,000 people on the Southern Cape of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province... & Hartenbos Hartenbos Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the municipality of Mossel Bay... |
| CBT | Murraysburg |
| CBY | Piketberg Piketberg Piketberg is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. The original spelling of the name was "Piquetberg".The town is in the foothills of the Piketberg mountains, a range of low mountains formed from Table Mountain Sandstone.... |
| CCA | Prince Albert Prince Albert, Western Cape Prince Albert, South Africa lies on the southern edge of the Great Karoo, nestling under the majestic Swartberg mountains.- History :... |
| CCC | Riversdale Riversdale, Western Cape Riversdale is a town located on the N2 highway between Cape Town and George on the Agulhas Coastal Plain of the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It is an agricultural service orientated town, being a hub for shopping and other services for surrounding farming communities, smaller... & Still Bay Stilbaai Stilbaai, also known as the Bay of Sleeping Beauty, is a town along the southern coast of South Africa about four hours by car from Cape Town. It is part of the Hessequa Local Municipality in the Western Cape province... |
| CCD | Robertson Robertson, Western Cape Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa known as the valley of wine and roses. It was founded in 1853 and named after the Scottish Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson.... & McGregor McGregor, Western Cape McGregor is a small village in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is roughly 150 km east of Cape Town. It is located in Ward 5 of the Breede River Winelands Municipality. According the Census 2001, this Ward has a population of 10,254 people .The village was established in... |
| CCK | Swellendam Swellendam Swellendam is the third oldest town in the Republic of South Africa, a town with 28,072 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 National monuments most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture.... & Barrydale Barrydale Barrydale is a village located on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Named after James Barry, it is situated at the northern end of the Tradouw's pass which winds its way through the mountains to Swellendam.-History:Barrydale's history... |
| CCM | Tulbagh Tulbagh Tulbagh is a town in the Tulbagh valley and is situated in the Witzenberg Local Municipality, with the valley called "Die Land van Waveren" locally. Closest towns are Wolseley, Prince Alfred's Hamlet, Gouda and Ceres in the Boland district of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.The valley has... |
| CCO | Uniondale Uniondale, Western Cape Uniondale is a small town in the Little Karoo in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The town was formed in 1856 by the joining of two towns, Hopedale and Lyons. Its primary claim to fame is the ghost story of the Uniondale hitcher... |
| CCP | Vanrhynsdorp Vanrhynsdorp Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.Vanrhynsdorp, situated in the centre of the Nama Karoo, provides a good base from which to explore the West Coast Mission Route as well as the Namaqualand and Karoo Mission... & Klawer |
| CEA | Moorreesburg Moorreesburg Moorreesburg is a rural town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It falls within the Swartland Local Municipality, which is part of the West Coast District Municipality. It lies just off the N7 national road, about 90 kilometres north of Cape Town. The town was established in... |
| CEG | Heidelberg Heidelberg, Western Cape Heidelberg is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. It is located near South Africa's south coast, on the N2 highway, 274 km east of Cape Town... |
| CEM | Hermanus Hermanus Hermanus is a town with 49,000 inhabitants on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous as a place from which to watch Southern Right whales, during the southern winter and spring and is a popular retirement town... , Gansbaai, Onrus River & Stanford |
| CEO | Grabouw |
| CER | Bonnievale |
| CES | Albertinia |
| CEX | Porterville Porterville, Western Cape Porterville is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is situated 140 km north of Cape Town on R44 road at the base of the Olifants River mountains. Agriculture in the area is dominated by wheat production.... |
| CEY | Strand & Gordon's Bay Gordon's Bay Gordon's Bay is a harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, close to Strand. It is situated on the northeastern corner of False Bay about 50 km from Cape Town to the south of the N2 national road and is named after Robert Jacob Gordon , the Dutch explorer of Scottish descent... |
| CFA | Wolseley |
| CFG | Vredenburg Vredenburg Vredenburg is a town of the Cape West Coast in the Western Cape province of South Africa. "Vrede" is Afrikaans for peace. It is the transportation and commercial hub of the West Coast area and administrative center of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality... , Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of... , St Helena Bay |
| CFM | Somerset West |
| CFP | Velddrif (formerly used for Laaiplek) |
| CFR | Kuils River Kuils River Kuils River is a town in the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is a level 2 administrative region, and is close to Cape Town's wine routes. It is located near the intersection of the M12 and the R102.... & Brackenfell Brackenfell, Cape Town Brackenfell is a northern suburb of Cape Town situated within the Western Cape province of South Africa at the gateway to the winelands. The local government services are provided by the City of Cape Town Municipality... |
Limpopo
The Northern Province was renamed Limpopo in 2002. After 1994, the last letter of the number plate of Limpopo registered vehicles was "N". In 2005 it was announced that the letter would change to "L", and motorists were given 5 years (until 2010) to get the new number plates with "L" instead of "N".Costs
The annual licence fee for personalised number plates can be as high as R10,000 for a single character licence plate (e.g. "1 WP") but the standard licence fee is between R200 and R600, depending on the province in which the vehicle is registered.History
Before 1994, South Africa had only 4 provinces: Natal ProvinceNatal Province
Natal, meaning "Christmas" in Portuguese, was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg. The Natal Province included the bantustan of KwaZulu...
, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
, Orange Free State
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province...
and Transvaal
Transvaal Province
Transvaal Province was a province of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1961, and of its successor, the Republic of South Africa, from 1961 until the end of apartheid in 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it.-History:...
.
Pre Circa 1980
White letters on a black background were used across the country, including the military. For example: CC 147Each town had a unique registration prefix followed by a number that was allocated sequentially from 1 (the mayor's vehicle) onwards to 999 999. For trade plates, the letters and numbers were swapped.
There were no personalised number plates.
Military
Military vehicles used the letter "R" as a prefix, followed by a sequential number.For example: R54321
Cape Province
The towns in the Cape ProvinceCape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
were originally assigned prefixes in order from largest to smallest and following the corresponding letters of the alphabet. Thus "CA" represented the largest city, Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and "CB" would have represented the second largest, Port Elizabeth and so on. The full list of Cape Province prefixes was as follows:
| Registration | Location |
|---|---|
| CA | Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... (Western Cape) |
| CAB | Aberdeen Aberdeen, Eastern Cape Aberdeen is a small town in the Cacadu District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. set in the Camdeboo Mountains. With its numerous examples of Victorian architecture, it is one of the architectural conservation areas of the Karoo.... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAC | Burgersdorp Burgersdorp Burgersdorp is a small town in the Ukhahlamba District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.The Afrikaner Bond political party was founded in Burgersdorp in 1881.-Rail:The first rail connection to Burgersdorp was opened on 19 March 1885... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAD | Alexandria Alexandria, Eastern Cape Alexandria, South Africa is a small farming town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is situated 100 km North East of Port Elizabeth on the way to Bushman's River Mouth, Kenton-on-Sea and Port Alfred... & Paterson (Eastern Cape) |
| CAE | Aliwal North Aliwal North Aliwal North is a town in central South Africa on the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. Aliwal North is the seat of the Maletswai Local Municipality which falls within the Ukhahlamba District Municipality.... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAF | Barkly East Barkly East Barkly East is a town in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, seat of the Ukhahlamba District Municipality, and 80 miles by rail E.S.E. of Aliwal North, lying in the mountainous area just south of Lesotho. The town lies at the southern tip of the Drakensberg on the Langkloofspruit, a tributary of... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAG | Barkly West (Northern Cape) |
| CAH | Port Alfred Port Alfred Port Alfred is a small town with a population of just under 20,000 in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the eastern seaboard of the country at the mouth of the Kowie River, almost exactly half-way between the larger cities of Port Elizabeth and East London and 30 km... & Bathurst Bathurst, Eastern Cape Bathurst is about 12 kilometers inland from Port Alfred, on the R67, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Its chief claim to fame is that it was the administrative centre for the 1820 British Settlers who were established in the district as a buffer between the Cape Colony and the Xhosa... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAJ | Bedford Bedford, Eastern Cape Bedford is a town in the centre of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established in the mid-19th century when Sir Andries Stockenstroom sold portions of land from his farm Maastroom to raise funds for the restoration of his library, which had been burnt by British soldiers... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAL | Britstown Britstown Britstown is a small farming town situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Emthanjeni Local Municipality. The town is named after Hans Brits who settled here after he accompanied David Livingstone on a venture into the interior. In 1877 a... (Northern Cape) |
| CAM | Caledon Caledon, Western Cape Caledon is a town in the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located about east of Cape Town. it had a population of 10,650. It is located in, and the seat of, the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality.... & Kleinmond Kleinmond Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared Biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty's Bay and Hermanus.... (Western Cape) |
| CAN | Calvinia, Brandvlei & Loeriesfontein (Northern Cape) |
| CAO | Carnarvon Carnarvon, South Africa Carnarvon is a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Originally established in 1860 as the village of Harmsfontein, it was located within the territory of Schietfontein, the only water source in the area and the site of the Rhenish mission station founded in 1847 by the... (Northern Cape) |
| CAP | Cathcart Cathcart, Eastern Cape Cathcart is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, named after Sir George Cathcart. Sir George Cathcart was governor of the Cape of Good Hope 1852-1853.The town is situated on the N6, just north of Stutterheim on route to Queenstown... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAR | Clanwilliam & Lamberts Bay (Western Cape) |
| CAS | Colesberg Colesberg Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main road from Cape Town to Johannesburg.... (Northern Cape) |
| CAT | Cradock Cradock, Eastern Cape Cradock is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, by rail northeast of Port Elizabeth. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape. The estimated population... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAU | Fort Beaufort Fort Beaufort Fort Beaufort is a town in the Amatole District of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, and has a population of 78,300. The town was established in 1837 and became a municipality in 1883. The town lies at the confluence of the Kat and Brak rivers between the Keiskamma and Great Fish rivers... (Eastern Cape) |
| CAV | Fraserburg Fraserburg Fraserburg is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province.It was established in 1851 on the farm Rietfontein, and named after the Scottish immigrant Reverend Colin Fraser, and a church elder G.J. Meyburgh. Prior to the town establishment the earliest known inhabitants of the... (Northern Cape) |
| CAW | George George, Western Cape George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :... (Western Cape) |
| CAY | Upington (Northern Cape) |
| CAZ | Graaf-Reinet & Nieu-Bethesda (Eastern Cape) |
| CB | Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) |
| CBA | Hanover Hanover, Northern Cape Hanover, a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, is named after Hanover in Germany. The town was established in 1854.Much of the farming in the area is with Merino sheep.- Tourist attractions :... (Northern Cape) |
| CBB | Griquatown Griquatown Griekwastad is a country town in South Africa. It is sometimes still called Griquatown, a name which is now considered historical. The town is situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa about from the city of Kimberley... (Northern Cape) |
| CBC | Douglas Douglas, Northern Cape Douglas is a town situated near the confluence of the Orange and Vaal Rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. On this fertile soil nestles the town of Douglas. The town itself is a green patchwork of dramatic contrast - space for the solitary and activity for the energetic... (Northern Cape) |
| CBE | Hopetown Hopetown Hopetown lies at the edge of the Great Karoo in South Africa's Northern Cape province. It stands on an arid slope leading down to the Orange River. The first diamond discovered in South Africa, the Eureka Diamond, was found at Hopetown.-History:... & Strydenburg Strydenburg Strydenburg is a town in the east of the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Seventy-seven km north of Britstown, it was laid out by the Dutch Reformed Church on the farm Roodepan in 1892. It also lies on the N12, which separates the actual town from its township.- External links :*... (Northern Cape) |
| CBF | Humansdorp Humansdorp Humansdorp is a small town and surrounding district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, with a population of around 35,000 . It is part of the Kouga Local Municipality of the Cacadu District. The town is the centre of the district's light industry and farming... & Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay is a town located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is situated just off the N2 Highway, about an hour's drive southwest of Port Elizabeth.- History :... (Eastern Cape) |
| CBG | Jansenville (Eastern Cape) |
| CBH | Kenhardt (Northern Cape) |
| CBJ | Komga (Eastern Cape) |
| CBK | Kuruman Kuruman Kuruman is a town with 12,701 inhabitants in Northern Cape province of South Africa, famous for its scenic beauty and the Eye of Kuruman, a geological feature bringing water from deep underground to the surface in the Kalahari Desert.... (Northern Cape) |
| CBL | Ladismith Ladismith Ladismith is town and agricultural centre in the western Kleinkaroo region of South Africa's Western Cape province. In 1852 the farm Elandsvlei was set aside for the town, and it became a municipality in 1862. It was named after Lady Juana Smith.... (Western Cape) |
| CBM | Laingsburg Laingsburg, Western Cape - History :Laingsburg was first established in the 1870s by Stephanus Greeff. He bought the farm Vischkuil-aan-de-Buffelsrivier . The town only started developing when the railway line to it was completed... (Western Cape) |
| CBN | Mafikeng Mafikeng Mahikeng – formerly legally, but still commonly known as Mafikeng – is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa. It is best known internationally for the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous engagement of the Second Boer War.Located on South Africa's border with Botswana, it is ... (North West Province) |
| CBO | Hofmeyr (Eastern Cape) |
| CBP | Middelburg Middelburg, Eastern Cape Middelburg is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, in the Great Karoo. It lies in the Upper Karoo, 1 279 m above sea level, with a population of 44000... (Eastern Cape) |
| CBR | Montagu Montagu, Western Cape Montagu is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about 180 km from Cape Town in western Kannaland. It is named after former secretary of the Cape Colony, John Montagu, but was once known as Agter Cogman’s Kloof. It is situated at the confluence of the Keisie and Kingna... (Western Cape) |
| CBS | Mossel Bay Mossel Bay Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 130,000 people on the Southern Cape of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province... & Hartenbos Hartenbos Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the municipality of Mossel Bay... (Western Cape) |
| CBT | Murraysburg (Western Cape) |
| CBU | Springbok Springbok, Northern Cape Springbok is the largest town in the Namaqualand area in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. it had a population of 10,294. Springbok is located on the N7 national road which connects the Cape with Namibia, and at the western end of the N14, which connects it with Upington and Pretoria... (Northern Cape) |
| CBV | Pearston (Eastern Cape) |
| CBW | Peddie (Eastern Cape) |
| CBX | Philipstown, Petrusville & Vanderkloof (Northern Cape) |
| CBY | Piketberg (Western Cape) |
| CBZ | Prieska (Northern Cape) |
| CC | Kimberley Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War... (Northern Cape) |
| CCA | Prince Albert Prince Albert, Western Cape Prince Albert, South Africa lies on the southern edge of the Great Karoo, nestling under the majestic Swartberg mountains.- History :... (Western Cape) |
| CCB | Richmond (Northern Cape) |
| CCC | Riversdale & Still Bay (Western Cape) |
| CCD | Robertson Robertson, Western Cape Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa known as the valley of wine and roses. It was founded in 1853 and named after the Scottish Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson.... & McGregor McGregor, Western Cape McGregor is a small village in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is roughly 150 km east of Cape Town. It is located in Ward 5 of the Breede River Winelands Municipality. According the Census 2001, this Ward has a population of 10,254 people .The village was established in... (Western Cape) |
| CCE | Somerset East (Eastern Cape) |
| CCF | Steynsburg (Eastern Cape) |
| CCG | Steytlerville (Eastern Cape) |
| CCH | Seymour (Eastern Cape) |
| CCJ | Sutherland (Northern Cape) |
| CCK | Swellendam & Barrydale (Western Cape) |
| CCL | Tarkastad (Eastern Cape) |
| CCM | Tulbagh (Western Cape) |
| CCN | Uitenhage Uitenhage Uitenhage is a South African town with 275,185 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. The town's name is pronounced by English speakers and in Afrikaans... & Despatch (Eastern Cape) |
| CCO | Uniondale (Western Cape) |
| CCP | Vanrhynsdorp & Klawer (Western Cape) |
| CCR | Victoria West, Loxton & Vosburg (Northern Cape) |
| CCS | Vryburg & Reivilo (North West Province) |
| CCT | Willowmore (Eastern Cape) |
| CCU | Dordrecht (Eastern Cape) |
| CCW | Kokstad (KwaZulu-Natal: NCW) |
| CCX | Matatiele (KwaZulu-Natal: NCX) |
| CD | King Williams Town (Eastern Cape) |
| CDA | Elliot (Eastern Cape) |
| CDL | Maclear (Eastern Cape) |
| CDX | Middledrift (Eastern Cape) |
| CDZ | Venterstad (Eastern Cape) |
| CE | East London & Gonubie (Eastern Cape) |
| CEA | Moorreesburg (Western Cape) |
| CEB | Kirkwood (Eastern Cape) |
| CEC | Garies (Northern Cape) |
| CED | Hankey (Eastern Cape) |
| CEE | Warrenton (Northern Cape) |
| CEF | Whittlesea (Eastern Cape) |
| CEG | Heidelberg (Western Cape) |
| CEH | Jamestown (Eastern Cape) |
| CEJ | Lady Grey (Eastern Cape) |
| CEK | Pofadder (Northern Cape) |
| CEL | Noupoort (Northern Cape) |
| CEM | Hermanus Hermanus Hermanus is a town with 49,000 inhabitants on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous as a place from which to watch Southern Right whales, during the southern winter and spring and is a popular retirement town... , Gans Bay, Onrus River & Stanford (Western Cape) |
| CEN | Indwe (Eastern Cape) |
| CEO | Grabouw (Western Cape) |
| CEP | Sterkstroom (Eastern Cape) |
| CER | Bonnievale (Western Cape) |
| CES | Albertinia (Western Cape) |
| CET | Joubertina (Eastern Cape) |
| CEU | Hartswater & Jan Kempdorf (Northern Cape) |
| CEV | Postmasburg & Daniëlskuil (Northern Cape) |
| CEW | Olifantshoek, Sishen & Kathu (Northern Cape) |
| CEX | Porterville (Western Cape) |
| CEY | Strand & Gordons Bay (Western Cape) |
| CEZ | Williston (Northern Cape) |
| CF | Grahamstown Grahamstown Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,... (Eastern Cape) |
| CFA | Wolseley (Western Cape) |
| CFB | Molteno Molteno Molteno is a comune and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km southwest of Lecco... (Eastern Cape) |
| CFC | Stutterheim (Eastern Cape) |
| CFD | Alice (Eastern Cape) |
| CFG | Vredenburg & St Helena Bay (Western Cape) |
| CFH | Kakamas (Northern Cape) |
| CFG | Adelaide (Eastern Cape) |
| CFK | Keiskammahoek (Eastern Cape) |
| CFM | Somerset West (Western Cape) |
| CFO | Keimoes (Northern Cape) |
| CFP | Velddrif (formerly used for Laaiplek) (Western Cape) |
| CFR | Kuilsrivier & Brackenfell (Western Cape) |
| CFS | Groblershoop (Northern Cape) |
| CG | Oudtshoorn (Western Cape) |
| CH | Queenstown (Eastern Cape) |
| CJ | Paarl Paarl Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington... & Franschhoek (Western Cape) |
| CK | Malmesbury & Darling (Western Cape) |
| CL | Stellenbosch (Western Cape) |
| CM | De Aar (Northern Cape) |
| CN | Wellington (Western Cape) |
| CO | Calitzdorp (Western Cape) |
| CR | Hopefield & Langebaan (Western Cape) |
| CS | Bredasdorp Bredasdorp Bredasdorp is a town in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the main economic and service hub of that region. It lies on the northern edge of the Agulhas Plain, about south-east of Cape Town and north of Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa.-History:The... & Napier (Western Cape) |
| CT | Ceres Ceres, Western Cape Ceres is a town with 46,251 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet... (Western Cape) |
| CU | Port Nolloth (Northern Cape) |
| CV | Vredendal (Western Cape) |
| CW | Worcester, De Doorns & Touwsrivier (Western Cape) |
| CWB | Walvis Bay Walvis Bay Walvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies... (Namibia) |
| CX | Knysna Knysna Knysna is a town with 76,431 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 72 kilometres east from the town of George on the N2 highway, and 25 kilometres west of Plettenberg Bay on the same road.-History:A... , Sedgefield & Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of 2001, there were 29149 population... (Western Cape) |
| CY | Bellville, Durbanville & Kraaifontein (Western Cape) |
| CZ | Beaufort West Beaufort West Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 37 000 inhabitants in 2001.... (Western Cape) |
Additional/alternate assignments {also differing spellings} from a 1949 publication:
| Registration | Location |
|---|---|
| CAC | Burghersdorp (Eastern Cape) |
| CAGo | Klipdam (probably Eastern Cape) |
| CAI | Beaufort West Beaufort West Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 37 000 inhabitants in 2001.... (Northern Cape) |
| CAK | Bredasdorp Bredasdorp Bredasdorp is a town in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the main economic and service hub of that region. It lies on the northern edge of the Agulhas Plain, about south-east of Cape Town and north of Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa.-History:The... |
| CAL | Britstown Britstown Britstown is a small farming town situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Emthanjeni Local Municipality. The town is named after Hans Brits who settled here after he accompanied David Livingstone on a venture into the interior. In 1877 a... (Northern Cape) |
| CALo | De Aar (Northern Cape) |
| CAQ | Ceres Ceres, Western Cape Ceres is a town with 46,251 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet... (Western Cape) |
| CAUo | Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CAVo | Williston Williston, Northern Cape Williston is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa. Originally settled by people from Germany, the town was renamed in honor of Hampden Willis in 1883.-References:... (Northern Cape?) |
| CAX | Lady Frere (Northern Cape?) |
| CBD | Herschel (Northern Cape?) |
| CBI | Knysna Knysna Knysna is a town with 76,431 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 72 kilometres east from the town of George on the N2 highway, and 25 kilometres west of Plettenberg Bay on the same road.-History:A... (Western Cape) |
| CBJ | Komgha (Eastern Cape) |
| CBN | Mafeking (North West Province) |
| CBQ | Molteno Molteno, Eastern Cape Molteno is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.It was founded in 1874 and named for Sir John Molteno, the first prime minister of the Cape Colony.... (Western Cape) |
| CCI | Stutterheim Stutterheim Stutterheim is a town with a population of 46,730 in South Africa, situated in the Border region of the Eastern Cape province.Stutterheim has a rich history that makes for fascinating reading... (Eastern Cape) |
| CCQ | Alice Alice, Eastern Cape Alice, a town in South Africa, is named after Princess Alice, daughter of the British Queen Victoria. Many of the current political leaders in South Africa were educated at the University of Fort Hare, also the alma mater of former President Nelson Mandela... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CCSo | Taungs (North West Province?) |
| CCV | Butterworth (Eastern Cape?) |
| CCY | Umtata (?KwaZulu-Natal: NCW) |
| CCZ | Cala (?KwaZulu-Natal: NCX) |
| CDB | Engcobo (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDC | Idutywa Idutywa Dutywa is a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, formerly part of the Transkei bantustan. It is the birthplace of Thabo Mbeki, who became President of South Africa in 1999. It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa on the N2 road... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDD | Kentani (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDE | Nqamakwe (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDF | Port St. Johns Port St. Johns Port St. Johns is a town situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is thought to have been named after a Portuguese ship , which was actually wrecked at Port Edward. Later seafarers mistakenly identified the mouth of the Umzimvubu River as the site of this... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDG | Elliotdale (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDH | Mqanduli (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDI | Tsolo (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDJ | Bizana Mbizana Local Municipality Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDK | Flagstaff Flagstaff, Eastern Cape Flagstaff is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Ngquza Hill Local Municipality.... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDM | Cofimvaba (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDN | Willowvale Willowvale Willowvale is the name of an industrial suburb in the South West of Harare, Zimbabwe.... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDo | Keiskamma Hoek (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDO | Lusikisiki (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDP | Umzimkulu (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDQ | Tsomo (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDR | Tabankulu (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDS | Mount Frere Mount Frere Mount frere is a minor town known as the town of Kwabhaca to the community. Mount Frere was found in the 17th century and named after Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere.... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDT | Mount Fletcher (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDU | Libode Libode Libode is a small town of 5000 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the R61 road from Port St Johns to Umtata and serves as the administrative seat of the Nyandeni Local Municipality, which is part of the OR Tambo District Municipality... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDV | Qumbu (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDW | Mount Ayliff Mount Ayliff Mount Ayliff is a small town in the eastern Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal. In the census of 2001, its population was recorded as being 4,881 people, of whom 98% described themselves as "Black African", and 96% spoke Xhosa as their first... (Eastern Cape?) |
| CDY | Ngqeleni (Eastern Cape?) |
| CEI | Vredenburg Vredenburg Vredenburg is a town of the Cape West Coast in the Western Cape province of South Africa. "Vrede" is Afrikaans for peace. It is the transportation and commercial hub of the West Coast area and administrative center of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality... (Western Cape?) |
| CEL | Naauwpoort (Northern Cape) |
| CGo | Calitzdorp (Western Cape?) |
| CHo | Sterkstroom (Western Cape?) |
| CI | Worcester Worcester The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the... (Western Cape) |
| CJ | Paarl Paarl Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington... (Western Cape) |
| CJo | Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... (Western Cape) |
| CK | Malmesbury Malmesbury Malmesbury is a market town and civil parish located in the southern Cotswolds in the county of Wiltshire, England. Historically Malmesbury was a centre for learning and home to Malmesbury Abbey... (Western Cape) |
| CKo | Hopefield Hopefield, Western Cape Hopefield is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.... (Western Cape) |
| CLo | Somerset West (Western Cape?) |
| In 1949 there are | no alphabetically following registration letters |
Transvaal Province
| Registration | Location |
|---|---|
| TA | Benoni (Gauteng) |
| TAA | Barberton Barberton, Mpumalanga Barberton is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, which has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Mkhonjwa Mountains... (Mpumalanga) |
| TAB | Bethal (Mpumalanga) |
| TAC | Christiana (North West) |
| TAD | Lichtenburg (North West) |
| TAE | Lydenburg (Mpumalanga) |
| TAF | Zeerust (North West) |
| TAG | Piet Retief (Mpumalanga) |
| TAH | Nylstroom (Limpopo) |
| TAI | Wolmaranstad (North West) |
| TAJ | Louis Trichardt (Limpopo) |
| TAK | Wolmaransad district (North West) |
| TAL | Pietersburg (Limpopo) |
| TAM | Wakkerstroom (Mpumalanga) |
| TAN | Potgietersrust (Limpopo) |
| TAO | Ottosdal (North West) |
| TAP | Graskop (Mpumalanga) |
| TAQ | Balfour (Mpumalanga) |
| TAR | Messina (Limpopo) |
| TAS | Delmas (Mpumalanga) |
| TAT | Greylingstad (Mpumalanga) |
| TAU | Fochville (North West) |
| TAV | Hercules (Gauteng) |
| TAW | Bronkhorstspruit (Gauteng) |
| TAX | Rodeon, Swartruggens (North West) |
| TAY | Randfontein (Gauteng) |
| TAZ | Brits (North West) |
| TB | Boksburg (Gauteng) |
| TBA | Dullstroom (Mpumalanga) |
| TBB | Leeudoringstad (North West) |
| TBC | Tzaneen (Limpopo) |
| TBD | Duiwelskloof (Limpopo) |
| TBE | Delareyville (North West) |
| TBF | Hendrina (Mpumalanga) |
| TBG | Charl Cilliers (Mpumalanga) |
| TBH | Nelspruit (Mpumalanga) |
| TBI | Koster (North West) |
| TBJ | Trichard (North West) |
| TBK | Morgenzon (Mpumalanga) |
| TBL | Machadodorp (Mpumalanga) |
| TBM | Breyten (Mpumalanga) |
| TBS | Sabie (Mpumalanga) |
| TBZ | Thabazimbi (Limpopo) |
| TC | Carolina (Mpumalanga) |
| TCA | Groblersdaal (Limpopo) |
| TCB | Belfast (Mpumalanga) |
| TCC | Coligny (North West) |
| TCD | Kempton Park Kempton Park, Gauteng Kempton Park is a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province, South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality in the Transvaal, Kempton Park no longer has its own municipal government, and has been part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since 2000... (Gauteng) |
| TCE | Westonaria (Gauteng) |
| TCX | Makwassie (North West) |
| TDD | Pilgrims Rest (Mpumalanga) |
| TDG | Nigel (Gauteng) |
| TDH | Witrivier (Mpumalanga) |
| TDJ | Leslie (Mpumalanga) |
| TDK | Alberton (Gauteng) |
| TDL | Edenvale (Gauteng) |
| TE | Ermelo (Mpumalanga) |
| TEA | Amsterdam (Mpumalanga) |
| TF | Amersfoort (Mpumalanga) |
| TG | Germiston Germiston, Gauteng Germiston is a city in the East Rand of Gauteng in South Africa. Germiston is now the seat of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality which includes much of the East Rand, and is also considered part of Greater Johannesburg.-History:... (Gauteng) |
| TH | Heidelberg (Gauteng) |
| TI | Rustenburg (North West) |
| TJ | Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... (Gauteng) |
| TK | Krugersdorp (Gauteng) |
| TL | Bloemhof (North West) |
| TM | Middleburg (Mpumalanga) |
| TN | Ventersdorp (North West) |
| TNS | Naboomspruit Naboomspruit Mookgophong, also known by its former name, Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was established in 1910 when tin was discovered here... (Limpopo) |
| TO | Brakpan (Gauteng) |
| TP | Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... (Gauteng) |
| TQ | Standerton Standerton Standerton is a large commercial and agricultural town lying on the banks of the Vaal River in Mpumalanga, South Africa which specialises in cattle, dairy, maize and poultry farming. The town was established in 1876 and named after Boer leader Commadant AH Stander. During the Second Boer War a... (Mpumalanga) |
| TR | Schweizer-Reneke (North West) |
| TS | Springs (Gauteng) |
| TSN | Sandton (Gauteng) |
| TT | Volksrust (Mpumalanga) |
| TU | Roodepoort-Maraisburg (Gauteng) |
| TV | Vereeniging (Gauteng) |
| TON | Meyerton (Gauteng) |
| TVB | Vanderbijlpark (Gauteng) |
| TW | Witbank Witbank Witbank , also known as eMalahleni is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the eMalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for White Ridge and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested... (Mpumalanga) |
| TWB | Warmbaths Bela Bela ' is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Deriving its name from the geothermic hot springs around which the town was built, it is widely known by the name Warmbaths, officially changed to the current name in 2002. Likewise, the Afrikaans name for the town was Warmbad before the name... (Limpopo) |
| TX | Potchefstroom (North West) |
| TY | Klerksdorp (North West) |
| TZ | Stilfontein (North West) |
| TOY | Orkney (Free State) |
| TCO | Carltonville (Gauteng) |
KwaZulu-Natal Province
The different regions in the KZN province use the place names to determine the letters that are used to identify each region. This pattern does not always hold, especially for smaller areas.| Registration | Location |
|---|---|
| NA | Alfred (Harding) |
| NAT | Amanzimtoti(reserved) |
| NB | Bergville |
| NBA | Babanango |
| NBB | KwaZulu Natal Administration Boards vehicles |
| NC | Camperdown |
| NCO | Colenso |
| NCV | Butterworth |
| NCW | Kokstad Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal Kokstad is a town in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Stad is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for city.... |
| NCX | Matatiele |
| ND | Durban (City) |
| NDC | Durban (City Council) |
| NDE | Dundee |
| NDH | Dannhauser |
| NDM | Durban Metro Council |
| NDW | Ndwedwe |
| NE | Estcourt Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal Estcourt is a town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The main economic activity is farming with large bacon and processed food factories situated around the town. The N3 freeway passes close to the town, linking it to the rest of South Africa.-Location:Estcourt is... |
| NES | Eshowe |
| NF | Msinga (Tugela Ferry) |
| NGL | Glencoe |
| NH | Howick (New Hanover) |
| NHL | Hlabisa |
| NIM | Impendle |
| NIN | Ingwavuma |
| NIP | Polela |
| NIX | Ixopo |
| NJ | Verulam (Inanda) |
| NK | Richmond |
| NKA | Nkandla |
| NKK | Kranskop |
| NKR | Klip River (Ladysmith) |
| NM | Mapumulo |
| NMA | Mahlabatini |
| NMG | Magudu |
| NMR | Mooi River, Nottingham Road |
| NN | Newcastle |
| NND | Nongoma |
| NO | Melmoth (Mtonjaneni) |
| NP | Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality... (City) |
| NPA | Natal Provincial Administration vehicles |
| NPB | Natal Parks Board vehicles |
| NPC | Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality... (City Council) |
| NPG | Pongola |
| NPN | Pinetown |
| NPP | Paulpietersburg |
| NPS | Port Shepstone (Lower Umzimkulu) |
| NR | Lion's River (Howick) |
| NRB | Richards Bay |
| NS | Ngotshe (Louwsburg) |
| NT | Tongaat, Stanger, Ballito (Lower Tugela) |
| NTU | Nqutu |
| NU | Queensburgh, New Germany, Waterfall, Hillcrest, Kloof |
| NUB | Ubombo |
| NUD | Underberg (Himeville) |
| NUF | Empangeni (Lower Umfolosi) |
| NUL | Umbumbulu |
| NUM | Umvoti (Greytown) |
| NUR | Umhlanga Rocks |
| NUT | Utrecht |
| NUZ | Umlazi |
| NV | Vryheid |
| NW | Weenen |
| NX | Alexandra (Scottburgh,Umzinto) |
| NZ | Gingindlovu (Mtunzini) |
Orange Free State Plates
| Registration | Location |
|---|---|
| OA | Bethlehem Bethlehem, Free State Bethlehem is a town in the eastern Free State province of South Africa that is situated on the Liebenbergs river along a fertile valley just south of the Rooiberg Mountains on the N5 highway.... |
| OAB | Reitz |
| OAF | Kestell |
| OB | Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and... |
| OBB | Brandfort |
| OBD | Dewetsdorp |
| OBG | Reddersburg |
| OBT | Botshabele |
| OBW | Phuthadistjhaba |
| OC | Bethulie |
| OCC | Springfontein |
| OD | Boshoff |
| ODB | Hertzogville |
| ODD | Dealesville |
| OE | Edenburg |
| OEB | Trompsburg |
| OF | Fauresmith |
| OFB | Jagersfontein |
| OFD | Koffiefontein |
| OFH | Petrusburg |
| OG | Ficksburg |
| OGB | Fouriesburg |
| OH | Frankfort |
| OHB | Villiers |
| OHS | Harrismith |
| OIC | Warden |
| OIL | Sasolburg |
| OJ | Heilbron |
| OK | Hoopstad |
| OKB | Bultfontein |
| OKC | Odendaalsrus |
| OKD | Wesselsbron |
| OKE | Welkom |
| OL | Jacobsdal |
| OM | Kroonstad Kroonstad Kroonstad is the third-largest town in the Free State province of South Africa, and lies two hours drive from Gauteng. In the 1991 census it had a population of 110,963... |
| OMB | Bothaville |
| OMF | Viljoenskroon |
| OMG | Edenville |
| ON | Ladybrand Ladybrand Ladybrand is a small agricultural town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated 18 km from Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Ladybrand is one of five towns that forms the Mantsopa Local Municipality... |
| ONB | Hobhouse |
| OND | Clocolan |
| OO | Lindley |
| OOD | Steynsrus |
| OOE | Petrus Steyn |
| OP | Philippolis |
| OR | Senekal |
| ORD | Marquard |
| ORE | Paul Roux |
| ORX | Rouxville |
| OS | Smithfield |
| OU | Vrede |
| OUB | Memel |
| OV | Parys |
| OVB | Vredefort Vredefort Vredefort is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa with cattle, peanuts, sorghum, sunflowers and maize being farmed. It is home to 3,000 residents.... |
| OVE | Koppies |
| OW | Wepener |
| OX | Winburg |
| OXD | Theunissen |
| OXF | Ventersburg |
| OXG | Excelsior |
| OXH | Hennenman |
| OXV | Virginia |
| OZ | Zastron |
Circa 1975 to 1994
A new numbering scheme had to be introduced in the Transvaal, after the JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
series exceeded the number TJ 999-999 . An alphanumeric system was therefore introduced in this province, which allowed more permutations with fewer characters. The series comprised three letters followed by three numbers and the letter "T". All number plates used black text on a yellow background, for example: BCD123T .
From this point onwards, a Transvaal vehicle's origin could no longer be narrowed down to a specific town or city. However people soon realized that the first letter of the registration indicated the date of first registration of a vehicle, as the sequence grew alphabetically. It was therefore very obvious to a casual observer if someone had a new vehicle.
Other provinces also adopted the new black on yellow number plates, but kept their existing numbering systems. Government plates were coloured red on a white background. There were still no personalised number plates.
Homeland Number Plates
Under Apartheid South Africa, each of the homelands had their own departments of vehicle licencing.Bophuthatswana
- YB - Government vehicles
- YBA - Molopo
- YBB - Odi
- YBC - Moretele
- YBD - Bafokeng & Tlhabane
- YBE - Ditsobotla
- YBF - Mogwase
- YBG - Lehurutshe
- YBH - Tlhaping-Tlharo
- YBJ - Madikwe
- YBK - Thaba 'Nchu
- YBL - Mankwe
- YBM - Ganyesa
- YBN - Taung
- YBP - Police vehicles
- YBX - Mabopane
Ciskei
- GC - Ciskei Government Vehicles
- GCA - Alice
- GCB - Hewu & Whittlesea
- GCC - KeiskmahoekKeiskammahoek, Eastern CapeKeiskammahoek is a town in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. From 1981 until the end of apartheid, the town was part of the Ciskei bantustan....
- GCD - Middledrift
- GCE - MdantsaneMdantsaneMdantsane is a South African township situated between East London and King William's Town in the Eastern Cape province. It is reputed to be the second largest township in South Africa after Soweto and houses the second biggest shopping mall in the Eastern Cape Province...
- GCF - Peddie
- GCH - Mpofu & Seymour
- GCJ - ZwelitshaZwelitshaZwelitsha is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. From 1972 to 1981 it served as the provisional capital of the Bantustan of Ciskei, until the capital could be moved to Alice, and then to Bhisho...
& Dimbaza - GCP - Ciskei Police Vehicles
Gazankulu
Lebowa
Government- LG - Lebowa Government
- LP - Lebowa Police
Civilian
- LEB-1-NUMBER/S - Lebowakgomo & Surrounds
- LEB-2-NUMBER/S - Schoonord & Surrounds
- LEB-3-NUMBER/S - Mahwelereng & Surrounds
- LEB-4-NUMBER/S - Seshego & Surrounds
- LEB-5-NUMBER/S
- LEB-6-NUMBER/S - Nebo & Surrounds
- LEB-7-NUMBER/S - Tzaneen & Surrounds
- LEB-8-NUMBER/S
- LEB-9-NUMBER/S
- LEB-10-NUMBER/S - Botlokwa & Surrounds
Transkei
- XA - UmtataMthathaMthatha is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town has an airport, previously known by the name K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima....
- XAA - Nqamake
- XAB - Tabankulu
- XAC - Tsomo
- XAD - Xhora
- XAE - Mqanduli
- XAF - Bizana
- XAG - Gatyana
- XAH - Siphaqeni
- XB - Gcuwa (Butterworth)
- XC - Lusikisiki
- XD - Cofimvaba
- XE - Engcobo
- XF - Umzimvubu
- XG - Transkei government vehicles
- XGA - Agriculture & Forestry Dept vehicles
- XGC - Commerce, Industry & Tourism Dept vehicles
- XGH - Health & Welfare Dept vehicles
- XGL - Local Government & Land Tenure Dept vehicles
- XGW - Works & Energy Dept vehicles
- XH - Umzimkulu
- XJ - Maxesibeni
- XK - Kwabhaca
- NCX - Matatiele
- NCW - KokstadKokstad, KwaZulu-NatalKokstad is a town in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Stad is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for city....
- XM - Transkei Army vehicles
- XN - IdutywaIdutywaDutywa is a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, formerly part of the Transkei bantustan. It is the birthplace of Thabo Mbeki, who became President of South Africa in 1999. It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa on the N2 road...
- XO - Tsolo
- XP - Transkei police vehicles
- XPT - Transkei Traffic Police vehicles
- XR - Cacadu
- XRT - Transkei Road Transport Services vehicles
- XS - Xalanga
- XT - Herschel
- XU - Libode
- XV - Qumbu
- XW - Mt Fletcher
- XY - Centane
- XZ - Ngqeleni
Venda
- VD - Dzanani
- VDF - Defence Force vehicles
- VM - Government vehicles
- VP - Police vehicles
- VS - Tshitale
- VT - Thohoyandou
- VTA - Traffic Administration vehicles
- VV - Dzanani, Mutale, Sibasa & Vuwani, Venda
Zululand / KwaZulu
- ZG - Government vehicles
- ZK - Paramount Chief vehicles
- ZP - Police vehicles
- Z - General vehicles