Cédula de Identidad generator (Costa Rica)
A Costa Rican cédula is nine digits formatted 0-0000-0000 — a province digit, the civil-registry volume (tomo), and the entry (asiento). There is no checksum. These test values are synthetic.
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5-0028-5274
Synthetic cédula (format-valid; the scheme has no checksum). Not a real issued number.
Format specification
| Identifier | Cédula de Identidad |
|---|---|
| Country | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Format | 0-0000-0000 |
| Length | 9 characters |
| Checksum | None |
| Example | 5-2864-9519 |
| Safe strategy | Synthetic |
| Data quality | Verified against sources |
Cédula de Identidad: what each part means
| 0 | Province of birth registration, 1–7 (8 is used for naturalised citizens). |
|---|---|
| 0000 | Civil-registry volume (tomo). |
| 0000 | Entry (asiento) within that volume. |
Validation regex
Matches the canonical value — strip separators and uppercase first: value.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9]/g, '').toUpperCase()
^[1-8]\d{8}$ References
Common questions
Will these pass my validation?
Yes — they are well-formed Cédula de Identidad values (0-0000-0000) and pass standard format checks.
Could one belong to a real person?
These are synthetic values. They are format-valid but not drawn from a guaranteed reserved range, so use them only for testing.
Can I generate many at once?
Increase the count, or use the free API and CSV/JSON export for large datasets.
For software testing only. These numbers are synthetic and must never be used
for real-world identification, applications, or to impersonate anyone.