What's a Cedula Number?

Each cédula features an 11-digit number that uniquely identifies the holder on a national level. This number is used as a driver's license number as well as a taxpayer identification number. Private companies also use the cédula number to uniquely identify their customers.

What means cédula?

1 : any of various official documents or certificates in Spain, Latin America, or the Philippines: such as. a : a permit or order issued by the government. b : a personal registration tax certificate in the Philippines.

What is a cédula in El Salvador?

Cedula (Latin) means, in general, an order or authorization; in earlier times such a document on the authority of a king, or a royal decree, which for Spain and Spanish America was a decree issued directly by the monarch. ... The term "cédula" may also colloquially refer to the number on the identity document.