Ecuadorean vehicle registration plates start with a group of letters,
the first indicating the province of registration
(followed by their main towns in parentheses, to aid location):
- A - Azuay (Cuenca)
- B - Bolívar (Guaranda)
- C - Carchi (Tulcán)
- E - Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas)
- F - Cañar (Azogues)
- G - Guayas (Guayaquil)
- H - Chimborazo (Riobamba)
- I - Imbabura (Ibarra)
- L - Loja (Loja)
- M - Manabí (Portoviejo)
- N - Napo (Tena)
- O - El Oro (Machala)
- P - Pinchincha (Quito)
- R - Los Rios (Babhoyo)
- S - Morona-Santiago (Macas)
- T - Tungurahua (Ambato)
- U - Sucumbíos (Nueveloga)
- W - Galápagos (San Cristóbal)
- X - Cotopaxi (Latacunga)
- Y - Pastaza (Puyo)
- Z - Zamora-Chinchipe (Zamora)