Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

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Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka
Location of Sri Lanka (dark green)
Location
CountrySri Lanka
ContinentAsia
RegulatorTelecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
TypeOpen
NSN length7
Format0AA-NNN NNNN (10 digits)
Access codes
Country code+94
International access00
Long-distance0

Emergency Services[1] edit

CodePurposeOrganization
110Fire Service DepartmentFire and Rescue Service
112Police Emergency Service Hot LinePolice Emergency Service (Mobile)
114Hot Line for reporting information on explosivesOperational Commander Colombo (Sri Lanka Army)
116Air Force Information CentreSri Lanka Air Force
117Disaster Management Call CentreDMC (Disaster Management Centre)[2]
118National Help DeskMinistry of Defence
119Police Emergency ServiceSri Lanka Police Department
1990Emergency Medical and Ambulance ServiceMed 1 (Pvt) Ltd.

More Info edit

3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services in Sri Lanka[3]

4 Digit Short Codes edit

  • Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka 
  • Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations

Operator Hotlines edit

CodeOperator
1755Airtel[4]
1777Dialog[5]
1788Hutch[6]
1575Lanka Bell[7]
1212SLT-MOBITEL[8]
1717

Fixed line (landline) codes edit

Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:

xxxrepresents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. (0xx y zzzzzz)
yrepresents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.
zzzzzzrepresents the main telephone number of six digits.

Area codes[9] edit

ProvinceDistrictAreaArea Code
WesternColomboColombo011
Avissawella036
GampahaNegombo031
Gampaha033
KalutaraPanadura038
Kalutara034
CentralKandyNawalapitiya054
Kandy081
Nuwara EliyaHatton051
Nuwara Eliya052
MataleMatale066
SouthernGalleGalle091
MataraMatara041
HambantotaHambantota047
North WesternPuttalamChilaw032
KurunegalaKurunegala037
NorthernJaffnaJaffna021
MannarMannar023
VavuniyaVavuniya024
EasternAmparaAmpara063
Kalmunai067
BatticaloaBatticaloa065
TrincomaleeTrincomalee026
North CentralAnuradhapuraAnuradhapura025
PolonnaruwaPolonnaruwa027
UvaMonaragalaMonaragala055
BadullaBadulla055
Bandarawela057
SabaragamuwaRatnapuraRatnapura045
KegalleKegalle035

Operator Codes for Fixed LTE/Fibre/Copper/CDMA edit

Area codeOperator codeOperatorType
0xx0Lanka Bell [Disconnected]Fixed LTE
1Unallocated
2SLT-MOBITELFixed Fibre/Copper
3Fixed CDMA/LTE
4DialogFixed wireless CDMA/LTE
5Lanka Bell [Disconnected]Fixed CDMA
6Unallocated
7DialogFixed wireless CDMA/LTE
8Unallocated
9TritelPublic Payphones

Mobile operator codes edit

CodeOperator
070SLTMobitel
071
072Hutch
073Dialog
074
075Airtel
(Airtel is a subsidiary company of Dialog)
076Dialog
077
078Hutch
079Unallocated
(Requested by SLTMobitel)

Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:

  • "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
  • "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

Dialling into Sri Lanka edit

To fixed line edit

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:

+is the international call prefix (usually 00).
94is Sri Lanka's country code.
xxrepresents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
yrepresents the operator code.
zzzzzzrepresents the main telephone number of six digits.

To mobile line edit

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:

+is the international call prefix (usually 00).
94is Sri Lanka's country code.
xxrepresents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka. ).
zzzzzzzrepresents the main telephone number of seven digits.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Emergency Services". www.srilanka.travel.
  2. ^ "Disaster Management Centre". www.dmc.gov.lk.
  3. ^ "3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services". www.trc.gov.lk.
  4. ^ "Airtal - Contact Us". www.airtel.lk.
  5. ^ "Dialog - Hotline Tariffs". www.dialog.lk.
  6. ^ "Hutch". hutch.lk/.
  7. ^ "Lanka Bell - Contact Us". lankabell.com/.
  8. ^ "Contact Us - General Feedback". www.slt.lk.
  9. ^ "Sri Lankan Dialing Area Code Numbers". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-14.