Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka
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Country Code: +94
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0
Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the aaa o nnnnnn format where:
- "aaa" represents the area code, or the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All area codes / mobile operator codes begin with 0.
- "o" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. For mobile phone numbers, this is a part of the main telephone number.
- "nnnnnn" represents the main telephone number of six digits.
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[edit] Fixed (landline) codes
[edit] Area codes
| Province |
District |
Area |
Area Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | Ampara | Ampara | 063 |
| North Central | Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura | 025 |
| Western | Colombo | Avissawella | 036 |
| Uva | Badulla | Badulla | 055 |
| Uva | Badulla | Bandarawela | 057 |
| Eastern | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | 065 |
| North Western | Puttalam | Chilaw | 032 |
| Western | Colombo | Colombo | 011 |
| Southern | Galle | Galle | 091 |
| Western | Gampaha | Gampaha | 033 |
| Southern | Hambantota | Hambantota | 047 |
| Central | Nuwara Eliya | Hatton | 051 |
| Northern | Jaffna | Jaffna | 021 |
| Eastern | Ampara | Kalmunai | 067 |
| Western | Kalutara | Kalutara | 034 |
| Central | Kandy | Kandy | 081 |
| Sabaragamuwa | Kegalle | Kegalle | 035 |
| North Western | Kurunegala | Kurunegala | 037 |
| Northern | Mannar | Mannar | 023 |
| Central | Matale | Matale | 066 |
| Southern | Matara | Matara | 041 |
| Central | Kandy | Nawalapitiya | 054 |
| Western | Gampaha | Negombo | 031 |
| Central | Nuwara Eliya | Nuwara Eliya | 052 |
| Western | Kalutara | Panadura | 038 |
| North Central | Polonnaruwa | Polonnaruwa | 027 |
| Sabaragamuwa | Ratnapura | Ratnapura | 045 |
| Eastern | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | 026 |
| Northern | Vavuniya | Vavuniya | 024 |
[edit] Operator codes
- 2 - Sri Lanka Telecom MegaLine
- 3 - Sri Lanka Telecom
- 4 - Suntel
- 5 - Lanka Bell
- 7 - Dialog Axiata
- 9 - Tritel
[edit] Mobile operator codes
- 071 - Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel
- 072 - Etisalat (formerly known as Tigo, Celltel)
- 075 - Airtel
- 077 - Dialog Axiata
- 078 - Hutchison Telecom
Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed (landline) number.
[edit] Dialling into Sri Lanka
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 aa o nnnnnn format where:
- "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
- "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
- "aa" represents the area code, or mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
- "o" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. For mobile phone numbers, this is a part of the main telephone number.
- "nnnnnn" represents the main telephone number of six digits.
