Vehicle Plate Prefixes
Indonesian plate area prefixes — the letters that open every registration. The codes follow the Dutch-era residency map, so one province may have several prefixes; each is listed with the areas it covers.
BLAcehDKBaliDBandung, Cimahi, West BandungBNBangka BelitungABanten (except Tangerang areas)RBanyumas, Cilacap, Purbalingga, BanjarnegaraBDBengkuluFBogor, Cianjur, SukabumiSBojonegoro, Mojokerto, Tuban, Lamongan, JombangPBondowoso, Situbondo, Jember, BanyuwangiKHCentral KalimantanPTCentral PapuaDNCentral SulawesiECirebon, Indramayu, Majalengka, KuninganKTEast KalimantanEBFlores, Alor, LembataZGarut, Tasikmalaya, Sumedang, Ciamis, Banjar, PangandaranDMGorontaloBGreater Jakarta (Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi, Tangerang)PGHighland PapuaBHJambiAGKediri, Blitar, Tulungagung, Trenggalek, NganjukBELampungDRLombokAEMadiun, Ngawi, Magetan, Ponorogo, PacitanMMadura IslandAAMagelang, Purworejo, Kebumen, Temanggung, WonosoboNMalang, Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, BatuDEMalukuKUNorth KalimantanDGNorth MalukuDLNorth Sulawesi — islands (Sangihe, Talaud, Sitaro)DBNorth Sulawesi — mainland (Manado, Bitung, Tomohon, Minahasa)BKNorth Sumatra — eastern region (Medan, Binjai, Deli Serdang)BBNorth Sumatra — western region (Tapanuli, Dairi, Samosir, Toba)PAPapuaKPati, Kudus, Jepara, Rembang, Blora, GroboganGPekalongan, Tegal, Brebes, Pemalang, BatangTPurwakarta, Karawang, SubangBMRiauBPRiau IslandsHSemarang, Salatiga, Kendal, DemakWSidoarjo, GresikDASouth KalimantanPSSouth PapuaDWSouth Sulawesi — central region (Bone, Soppeng, Wajo, Sinjai)DPSouth Sulawesi — northern region (Parepare, Pinrang, Sidrap)DDSouth Sulawesi — southern region (Makassar, Gowa, Maros)BGSouth SumatraDTSoutheast SulawesiPYSouthwest PapuaEDSumbaEASumbawaLSurabayaADSurakarta, Sukoharjo, Boyolali, Sragen, Karanganyar, Wonogiri, KlatenDHTimorKBWest KalimantanPBWest PapuaDCWest SulawesiBAWest SumatraABYogyakarta